surgery

The Enormous Toll of Laser Surgery on the Patients It Fails

Laser surgery is performed successfully in 95 per cent of cases but the operation can turn into a nightmare requiring…

5 years ago

The Talk Older Patients Need To Have With Doctors Before Surgery – 5 Questions Your Doctor Should Ask You

Surgeons can help guide discussions that require complex decision-making by asking five questions. Photo: Vidal Balielo Jr. / Pexels By…

5 years ago

How can doctors recognize if the patient wakes up during surgery?

Photo: Skeeze / Pixabay Researchers are only just beginning to really understand anaesthesia awareness. By David Robson Waking up during…

6 years ago

Patient Describes What It’s Like Waking up During Surgery

Photo; Greyson Joralemon / Unsplash For years, anesthesia awareness has been shrouded in mystery. Although extreme experiences like Donna’s are…

6 years ago

Quebec health minister contemplates extending public funded surgery pilot project in private clinics

To meet acceptable surgery delays, in 2006 the Quebec government launched a pilot project, set to expire at the end…

6 years ago

Budget cuts pushing MUHC to cancel 1000 to 1500 surgeries

Health Minister Barrette 'surprised' Dr. Gerald Fried levelling blame on government. Dr. Gerald Fried, surgeon-in-chief at the McGill University Health…

9 years ago

Miracle at The MUHC Montreal Children’s Hospital

Jolan Lemieux was born with a six-centimeter tumour already apparent on his brain. Photo: RawPixel / Pexels A surgery last…

9 years ago

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