Study finds 15% of older adults experienced severe cognitive decline, and 59% slight decline, following major surgery (opens in new tab)

Major surgery may accel­er­ate mem­o­ry loss in 1 in 7 old­er adults (Med­ical Xpress): “Going through surgery can take a sig­nif­i­cant toll on a patien­t’s phys­i­cal health and capa­bil­i­ties, espe­cial­ly if they are elder­ly. A recent study found that the effects extend far beyond mobil­i­ty and pain man­age­ment, as the oper­a­tion may also lead to…