Getting Fit Before Cancer Surgery Helps Your Body Recover
Researchers looked at 51 studies about helping people with digestive cancer get stronger before surgery. They found that programs combining exercise, better …
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Getting Fit Before Liver Transplant Helps Patients Recover Better
Researchers looked at 19 different studies involving over 1,100 people waiting for liver transplants. They found that special training programs combining …
Read MoreNew Guidelines Help Doctors Care for Liver Surgery Patients Better
European medical experts created new guidelines to help doctors take better care of patients before and after liver surgery. They reviewed hundreds of …
Read MoreGetting Fit Before Surgery Helps Elderly Patients Walk Better
Researchers looked at whether preparing for colorectal surgery with exercise, nutrition, and mental health support helps elderly patients recover better. They …
Read MoreGetting Ready for Stomach Cancer Surgery: What Experts Say Works Best
Before surgery for stomach or food pipe cancer, doctors are finding that preparing your body and mind ahead of time really helps. Experts from different health …
Read MoreBetter Sleep Before Surgery May Help You Heal Faster
Getting good sleep before surgery is really important for healing well afterward. Researchers are testing whether a special sleep improvement program can help …
Read MoreGetting Fit Before Cancer Surgery Helps You Recover Faster
Researchers looked at 13 studies about a special training program called "prehabilitation" that helps patients prepare their bodies before stomach or food pipe …
Read MoreGetting Your Body Ready Before Surgery Helps You Heal Faster
Researchers reviewed 153 studies about ways to prepare patients' bodies and minds before surgery. They found that patients who did special exercises, ate …
Read MoreGetting Older Adults Ready for Joint Surgery Works
Researchers tested a new way to help older adults who are weak or frail prepare for hip, knee, or other bone surgery. The program included phone coaching, …
Read MoreCustom Pre-Surgery Training Works Better Than One-Size-Fits-All
Researchers tested whether personalized coaching before major surgery helps patients recover better than standard written programs. Fifty-eight patients either …
Read MoreCan Online Exercise Classes Help People Prepare for Weight Loss Surgery?
Researchers are testing whether people waiting for weight loss surgery can get healthier by doing exercise classes from home using video calls. About 48 people …
Read MoreHow to Help Head and Neck Cancer Patients Get Better
When someone gets head and neck cancer, they need help from many different types of healthcare workers—like speech therapists, nutritionists, and physical …
Read MoreWhy Hospitals Struggle to Help Patients Get Fit Before Surgery
Before having major surgery, patients—especially older adults and those with serious health conditions—could benefit from a program called prehabilitation that …
Read MoreGetting Kids Ready Before Blood Cell Transplants: Does It Help?
Doctors are exploring whether preparing children's bodies before blood cell transplants can help them recover better. This review looked at nine studies about …
Read MoreExercise Before Surgery Doesn't Help Frail Older Adults Recover Faster
Researchers tested whether older adults with frailty who did exercises and ate better before surgery would recover faster and have fewer problems after …
Read MoreCancer Patients Skip Mental Health Support in Pre-Surgery Programs
Researchers looked at how well cancer patients stick to exercise, nutrition, and mental health programs before stomach and bowel surgery. They found that while …
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