Despite advances in cancer treatment, pancreatic cancer still has a poor prognosis and has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer. The Whipple procedure, also called a pancreaticoduodenectomy, ...

When it comes to something as important as tendon repair, it can be hard to tell what treatment route to take. This is especially true when newer, branded procedures start to appear that don’t have a ...

Electrophysiology (EP) procedures are crucial in diagnosing and treating various heart rhythm disorders. They involve a doctor placing thin catheters into the heart to assess its electrical activity.

It’s normal to have anxiety about cataract surgery—and even postpone scheduling the procedure out of fear. But it shouldn’t be that way. Dr. Jeff Dello Russo, an ophthalmologist at Dello Russo Laser ...

The Tenex Procedure is a nonsurgical procedure developed and trademarked by Tenex Health. It helps patients with chronic tendon pain - tendinosis or tendinitis. By using ultrasonic frequencies — or ...

A glossectomy is the surgical removal of a part or all of the tongue. Surgeons commonly perform glossectomy to treat tongue cancer. The procedure requires general anesthesia and possibly recovery in a ...

You’ll need to avoid eating or drinking anything after midnight on the day of surgery. When you arrive for your surgery, we will prepare with these steps: Drawing incision (cut) guidelines on your ...

Open heart surgery is a way to treat heart disease. To do it, your doctor opens your chest wall, cuts through your sternum, and spreads your ribs to get access to the heart. Open heart surgery is ...

Former President Joe Biden has gone under the knife to remove skin cancer lesions just a few months after revealing his prostate cancer diagnosis. Biden, 82, sparked concern after he was seen with a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Credit goes to Donald H. LaLonde, MD, FRCSC, at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, who helped debunk the idea ...

In baseball, the words “Tommy John surgery” are uttered every day. And with a rash of injuries sidelining stars around the league, we are hearing the phrase more than ever. The number of injuries to ...