Articles for Tag: "surgery"

4 ways your body changes when you don’t exercise for 2 weeks  Featured
4 ways your body changes when you don’t exercise for 2 weeks
Taking a break from your regimen is normal, but do you know about these negative effects?
Baby born with 4 legs, 2 spines has miraculous surgery to save her life 
Baby born with 4 legs, 2 spines has miraculous surgery to save her life
Baby Dominique was born with an undeveloped parasitic conjoined twin that caused her to be born with four legs and two spines. Learn more about her miraculous surgery and the team that saved her life.
Baby born with 4 legs, 2 spines thrives after miraculous surgery 
Baby born with 4 legs, 2 spines thrives after miraculous surgery
The 10-month-old from Ivory Coast, Africa, is recovering after a complex surgery in Park Ridge, Ill., to remove her parasitic twin.
Did you know a tonsillectomy can help with sleep problems? 
Did you know a tonsillectomy can help with sleep problems?
Your tonsils can get infected and even develop cancer. But getting them out can help if you have this sleep issue.
Ask a Doc: What should I know about pancreatic cancer?  Featured
Ask a Doc: What should I know about pancreatic cancer?
71 percent of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die within the first year. A surgeon shares warning signs.
Knee replacement might raise risk of hip and spine fractures 
Knee replacement might raise risk of hip and spine fractures
Almost 720,000 total knee replacements are carried out in the U.S. each year, but there may be a downside.
Advancements in robotic surgery offer more options for patients 
Advancements in robotic surgery offer more options for patients
A minimally invasive robotic approach is now being used for more types of procedures and treatments.