Up to 60 percent of adults over 65 suffer from bunions: a painful foot deformity. Now a new procedure using state- of- the- art technology is fixing the problem and getting patients back on their feet faster.
Lung cancer nodules move every time a person breathes, making it incredibly difficult for doctors to pinpoint their location. But now some surgeons are using an electromagnetic system to track this deadly cancer.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor recently revealed she likely has Alzheimer's disease, joining nearly five and a half million people who struggle with the disease. While scientists are searching for drugs that will make an impact, so far, there is no cure. Now, researchers are watching so-called zombie cells to monitor the impact on Alzheimer's.
While a patient with Crohn's disease looks healthy on the outside, chronic inflammation in the intestines can be waging war on his or her insides and many patients are too embarrassed to talk openly about it.
CTEPH is high blood pressure in the lungs caused by blood clots. Doctors say it is an under recognized, under diagnosed disease, causing fatigue, trouble breathing, lightheadedness, and passing out. At one time, the only effective treatment was surgery, but that's not an option for 40 percent of patients.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s Commission to Rebuild Texas released a report urging the state to prepare for future catastrophic storms, stemming from the lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey.
