Wisdom Teeth
What’s so smart about teeth that only cause trouble? “Wisdom teeth” may seem like a misnomer, especially since people often have to have them removed.
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Scoliosis
What is scoliosis? Nobody has a completely straight spine. Even if you sit as stiff as a board, the vertebrae in the middle of your
Cardiac Bypass Patients Help Others Through the Surgical Maze
Like everyone else who has open-heart surgery, Sharon Earp sports a scar that cuts across her chest from her sternum to just below the clavicle.
Heart Surgery: Weighing the Options
Do I need heart bypass surgery? Many people with coronary heart disease owe their lives to heart bypass surgery. In this operation, a surgeon uses
Breast Reconstruction
You’ve made it through many of the hard choices in your breast cancer treatment only to confront another major one: whether — and when —
Recovering From Prostate Surgery
To treat prostate cancer, doctors perform tens of thousands of surgeries each year. In recent years, one procedure — called a radical prostatectomy — has
How to Protect Yourself from Hospital Infections
You go to the hospital when you are sick or injured and need care. The last thing you expect is that the hospital will make