Discharge against Medical Advice Significantly Impacts Surgical Outcomes

ACS H.O.P.E. ambassadors can serve their community in many ways—apply by August 31.

The ACS Patient Education Brochure series supports informed consent and risk-reduction strategies that have been highly valued by patients.

The modern medical environment is complex and unpredictable, and the need for leadership has never been greater.

Listen to Drs. Joseph Sakran and Rebecca Stone discuss how opportunistic salpingectomy can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer.

This year's conference will focus on the importance of teams, exploring intrateam conflict resolution and more.

Surgeons and patients can easily locate hospitals that meet the ACS’s rigorous standards for surgical care. 

Read Dr. Dennis Kraus's highlight from the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand's 50th Annual Scientific Congress in Pattaya.

Dr. Peitzman's speech focused on lessons learned and pathways to improved outcomes for patients with major liver injuries.

Researchers compared short-term pain and quality of life between the Lichtenstein technique and the tissue-based Shouldice.

Authors compared the incidence of 14 cancers among obese adults taking prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and nonusers.