Older patients who primarily speak a language other than English may face a greater risk of developing delirium after surgery in U.S. hospitals, according to new research presented at the ...

A 33-year-old Utah man says he wakes up from every surgery speaking fluent Spanish, despite having only limited, “low level” knowledge of the language in his daily life. According to Dexerto, Stephen ...

Latinos may be more anxious than Caucasian patients about having surgery and also want more detailed information before having a procedure. Preoperative anxiety, which affects about 80% of adult ...

Northwestern Medicine researchers have mapped critical brain areas for language by analyzing electrical signals from patients during surgery. The study identifies key “connector” sites that help ...