Varicose veins are abnormal branches from larger, more typical veins. Even if you don’t have one yourself, chances are you’ve seen such a swollen blue and purple bulge in someone else.
Choosing a birth control method is an important, personal decision. With so many options, it can be confusing to know what’s best for your health and lifestyle.
Pulse field ablation is a brand-new heart procedure. It's designed to help patients with atrial fibrillation or AFib. The Food and Drug Administration approved the procedure in December 2023.
Approximately 12% of babies are born before 37 weeks of gestation, and many of these premature infants, along with other newborns facing health issues, require specialized care in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit, or NICU.
Aortic dissection is a serious, potentially life-threatening condition that can occur at any age. Knowing what the aorta is and what it does helps better understand the condition.
Anterior cruciate ligament tears are common athletic knee injuries affecting over 250,000 people annually in the United States. Now, there is a new option to repair and preserve the native ACL.
Although Lynch syndrome isn’t common in the context of all cancers, it is the most common type of inherited cancer syndrome, affecting about 1 in every 280 people.
