Minor interventions are increasingly being rebranded and billed as surgery, for profit. This means a neurologist spending 40 ...

That brief tug was transformed into a surgical billing code: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 10120, “incision and ...

The blizzard of surgeries-in-name-only is a symptom of a system that has long valued procedures far more than intellectual ...

That brief tug was transformed into a surgical billing code ... to a doctor earlier this year because she had a bothersome plantar wart on her foot. The doctor applied a chemical ointment to ...

A blister on the toe is a fluid-filled pocket that often develops due to friction. Blisters can be caused by insect bites, allergies, burns, skin infections, autoimmune diseases, and excessive ...

Treatment for thick toenails typically includes treating the underlying cause, which can include things like mechanical stress (such as poorly fitting shoes), fungal infection, or an autoimmune ...

She promised herself that if she ever reached her goal weight, she would have the surgery to remove the extra skin. “I was very curious what I would look like without the effects of obesity ...

Removing 10 per cent of a patient’s blood before major liver surgery and giving it back afterwards reduced transfusions by half, according to a large clinical trial published in The Lancet ...

Blackburn figures to compete for a rotation job this spring, or at least serve as a high-level depth option. (Last updated: Dec. 9) Mauricio underwent arthroscopic surgery on Aug. 2 to remove scar ...