As of March 1, the Iowa Donor Network reported 592 Iowans on the waiting list for a new organ; 529 of those needing a new ...

Bariatric surgery is called extreme far more often than obesity itself is. That imbalance reflects how this condition is ...

Surgical care has undergone a steady yet powerful transformation over the past decade, driven by rapid advancements in medical technology. Among these, robotic surgery has emerged as a major milestone ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year-old male with a large inguinal hernia on the right side. I have consulted two different surgeons, and both surgeons recommend taking care of the condition at the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old male with a large inguinal hernia on the right side. I have consulted two different surgeons, and both surgeons recommend taking care of the condition at the ...

The machines continue to rise. Researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to train a robotic program to do parts of a gallbladder removal surgery, or a cholecystectomy. The robotic surgeon ...

More than 40% of American’s are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And the epidemic isn’t slowing down, resulting in millions of people suffering from health ...

In a historic advancement for Indian gynecology, Dr. Surakshith Battina, M.D., a laparoscopic surgeon and fertility specialist at Indigo Womens Center, Chennai, has broken the Guinness World Record by ...

If you and your doctor have decided that weight loss surgery is right for you, you have several options. In a restrictive surgery, a surgeon uses one of a variety of techniques to reduce the size of ...

LEWISBURG, Pa. — This is the Davinci Xi, a new surgical robot that Dr. Christopher Motto has been learning to operate. The WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg is getting ready to ...

Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is similar to another condition -- GERD -- that results from the contents of the stomach backing up (reflux). But the symptoms of LPR are often different than those that ...

After spending about 30 hours in a Lansing emergency department in October, unable to eat or drink, Margaret Kavanagh was planning to escape rather than go through another scan in an attempt to ...