Researchers demonstrate that assessing the patient acceptable symptom state alongside mean score differences reveals clinically meaningful disparities in surgical recovery that ceiling effects ...

(HealthDay)—People who undergo surgery to repair an abdominal hernia may underestimate how long their recovery will take, new research indicates. Hernia surgery involves closing a gap that has formed ...

Hernias can affect everyday activities and quality of life. Dr. Daniel Gay explains treatment options and what patients ...

I nearly fell off my chair – risking another hernia – when I heard about how some hernia patients take more than 40 days off work to recover after surgery. Yet that’s the average for WorkSafeBC ...

The study, led by Dr. Michael Freund of the Hebrew University and Shaare Zedek Medical Center, examined 39 complex lateral abdominal wall hernia repairs completed robotically.

Thousands of people suffer from hernias, which are weak spots in the abdominal wall. The real trouble begins when intestines or fat slips through that muscle hole and become stuck or twisted. Now, ...

A longitudinal study of 438 child-caregiver dyads found that caregiver perceived stress peaks one hour before pediatric ...