Health issues linked to cosmetic jab complications

Patients with chronic illnesses face a significantly higher risk of complications from cosmetic botulinum toxin injections, ...

After outpatient cosmetic surgery, they wound up in the hospital or alone at a recovery house

Lisa Farris worried that a nasty infection from recent liposuction and a tummy tuck was rapidly getting worse. So she phoned ...
The Verde Independent

Problem Solved: Two years later, this $18,926 surgery claim is still in limbo -- is there a way out?

Hien Shields faces an $18,926 bill for emergency spinal surgery after Anthem Blue Cross and its partner Carelon point fingers ...
Becker's Spine Review

Dr. Stanley Hoang pushes limits of awake surgery: Inside a world-first spinal fusion

Awake spine surgery has largely been limited to shorter, simpler procedures, but Stanley Hoang, MD, of Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport, La., has leveraged the technique in new ways. Dr. Hoang, who ...
Becker's Spine Review

What’s holding back outpatient spine surgery

As spine surgery steadily moves toward outpatient settings, the limiting factors are no longer primarily clinical. Advances in surgical technique, anesthesia and pain management have made far more ...
Fergus Falls JournalOpinion

Two years later, this $18,926 surgery claim is still in limbo — is there a way out?

Hien Shields faces an $18,926 bill for emergency spinal surgery after Anthem Blue Cross and its partner Carelon point fingers ...