The top five most common procedures performed at an ASC are gastroenterology procedures, according to data firm Def initive Healthcare. Definitive Healthcare gathered data from January to November ...

Ophthalmic and gastrointestinal procedures are among the most common procedures performed at ASCs, according to 2023 data from Definitive Healthcare. An extracapsular cataract removal with intraocular ...

Are medical tests the best way to make sense of odd symptoms or to catch unsuspected illnesses? Not always. Doctors from nine U.S. medical societies are warning patients and fellow physicians that ...

When Americans elect to go under the knife, they're most likely trying to change their face or get rid of fat − and they're paying the big bucks to do so, according to plastic surgery statistics from ...

Move over, ladies — men are increasingly going under the knife to enhance their looks, ushering in a bold new trend that’s shaking up the aesthetics industry. The American Academy of Facial Plastic ...

Hospital outpatient departments perform routine procedures and surgeries such as colonoscopies and cataract removals for commercially insured individuals at substantially higher prices than Ambulatory ...

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The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery has announced the results of its 2009 Less Common Cosmetic Procedures consumer survey. While the media has coined these cosmetic procedures as "fringe" and ...

Should you get a cardiac stress test as part of your annual checkup? A chest X-ray before outpatient surgery? A CT scan or antibiotics for chronic sinusitis? In most cases, no. But patients get these ...