"Prehabilitation" not only helps patients get physically and mentally ready for surgery, it also can reduce costs and get them home more quickly.

Surgically removing the entire tumor may add years of survival for patients with brainstem high-grade gliomas, one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer.

New resarch suggests doctors need to check young patients who have had surgery for depression and anxiety, which can have a negative effect on recovery.

"For patients with severe but stable heart disease who don't want to undergo these invasive procedures, these results are very reassuring..."

For frail patients, even common, "low-risk" surgeries could take a serious toll, which should prompt doctors to pause.

A new study offers a model for creating a sustainable neurosurgery programs in poor, remote locations.

An implant that traps cancer cells could help doctors monitor cancer's progress and check to see if treatments are working, all without invasive biopsy.

For women with "stage 0" breast cancer, sentinel lymph node biopsies offer no benefits. So why do so many women have them?

A new thyroid cancer test is fast and more accurate than the tests that doctors currently use, which can come back inconclusive 1 out of 5 times.

A bariatric surgery that's uncommon in the US better reduces type 2 diabetes risk than the standard option, a small study shows.