Surgery can be a stressful experience for children and families. Feeling well prepared can help reduce anxiety, support recovery, and make it a positive experience. When a child needs surgery, it can ...

Whether children receive an opioid prescription after surgery varies substantially by procedure type and hospital, according ...

Preparing for your child to have surgery can be a nerve-wracking experience. “While surgery may be routine for medical professionals, it becomes a core memory that stays with parents and children,” ...

NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Children’s has achieved a major milestone by performing the first robotic-assisted pediatric spine deformity surgery in Louisiana and the Gulf South. This recently completed ...

Ochsner Children's has achieved a major milestone by performing the first robotic-assisted pediatric spine deformity surgery in Louisiana and the Gulf South. This recently completed procedure ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

For years, spine surgery has been judged by what happens early. How long was the hospital stay? Were there complications? Did the patient need another operation? Did pain improve in the first year?

A first-of-its-kind medical robot is helping doctors at Nemours Children's Hospital perform spinal surgeries. Doctors at Nemours said this robot is making surgery faster and more precise, and it means ...

Preparing your child for surgery can be a stressful time for you both. Working with your healthcare team, you can help make this scary time a little less frightening by addressing your child’s ...