Surgery

Weight-loss medications Wegovy and Ozempic may cause life-threatening complications in patients needing surgical procedures, reports Fortune Well. Patients using these drugs may face fatal consequences during surgery or other procedures requiring anesthesia. This is due to the drugs’...

Famous Youtuber MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has paid 1,000 blind people to get cataract surgeries to restore their sight.   On Saturday, Donaldson released a video about a thousand people getting cataracts removed with the help of the non-profit eye care organization...

This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. We’ve previously discussed the importance of talking with your pharmacist about cannabis, but research shows that if you’re heading into your surgery, your physician...

Shares of Heron Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: HRTX) are higher after a long wait to get regulatory approval for its non-opioid pain drug. What Happened: San Diego, California-based Heron, a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for unmet patient...

Anika Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ANIK) announced Wednesday it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its HA-based bone void filler, which is used to fill bone voids or defects of the skeletal system. The Analyst Barrington Research's Michael Petusky maintains an...