DEAR DR. ROACH: In 2021, I drove to the hospital with chest and back pain. I was told that I needed an emergency surgery to remove my gallbladder. During the procedure, I suffered a heart rhythm ...

Rising use of weight loss injections may be linked to more gallbladder surgeries. Experts urge caution, deeper research and medical advice before choosing fast weight loss methods.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a soon-to-be 85-year-old healthy woman. I take a statin and baby aspirin (I assume because of my age) and have my gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) under control. I have ...

How Michigan Medicine reduced opioid use 60% for gallbladder surgery patients Evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines developed by researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor reduced ...

Last year, there was a 15% annual increase in the operations and surgeons want more research.

A surgical mistake by a Broward bariatric surgeon will cost him time and money — taking continuing medical education courses and $10,000. The mistake cost the patient a kidney and a gallbladder. That ...

While laparoscopic procedures are widely performed across hospitals, even a minor error during surgery can prove ...