When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a ...
Minor interventions are increasingly being rebranded and billed as surgery, for profit. This means a neurologist spending 40 ...
Routine procedures such as splinter removal and wart treatment are increasingly billed as surgeries, leading to unexpected ...
The blizzard of surgeries-in-name-only is a symptom of a system that has long valued procedures far more than intellectual ...
The blizzard of surgeries-in-name-only is a symptom of a system that has long valued procedures far more than intellectual ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...