Hernias are a very present issue in surgery, which transpire when an organ or a tissue pushes into a weak area of the ...

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On the Bobby Bones Show, the “medical minute” took a life of its own, turning into an update on everyone’s mystery ailments. It started with listeners asking what was happening with Scuba Steve’s ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

An umbilical hernia is a protrusion of part of the intestine through a weakness in the abdominal wall under the naval. Babies are sometimes born with them, but they can develop in adults, especially ...

After losing nine stone in just seven months, Kelly White wasn't happy with her new figure—so she splurged £32,000 on plastic surgery to give her the body of her dreams. The mother-of-two, 35, ...