The grim walls of Shawshank Prison may have been built to contain men, but behind the scenes of The Shawshank Redemption, it was a humble maggot that caused one of the film’s most unexpected ...

Blood clots after surgery are a concerning complication. They can lead to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). DVT occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein, usually in your ...

Maggot therapy is a wound healing technique in which healthcare professionals apply medical grade maggots to dead or infected tissue to keep the wound clean. It is also known as larval therapy ...

You can choose surgery if your: Symptoms persist and other medical treatments (like medication) don't help. Risk for cancer is higher because you have polyps or a long history of UC. Treatment ...

Getting sick right before surgery may or may not delay the scheduled procedure. If your illness is related to the reason you're having surgery, such as chest pain, then heart surgery is likely to be ...

At least two recent studies have found bariatric surgery more cost-effective, long term, than the pricey glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist obesity medications. Another recent study ...

Surgery is also called an operation. It is a procedure where a specialist doctor called a surgeon removes or repairs some of the tissue in your body. Normally you have an anaesthetic before you have ...

Sep. 15, 2022 — Thanks to two novel tools, the traditionally difficult surgery to create a replacement ear from a patient's rib cartilage may soon be done faster, more simply and ... Researchers ...

Our surgeons provide advanced surgical treatments including minimally invasive procedures and precise imaging technology during operations. We perform outpatient procedures at the Ambulatory Surgery ...

Hora Nemati, Medical Assistant (l) and Evangelos Messaris, MD, Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery (r) consult with a patient Our world-class colon and rectal surgery experts provide quick access to care ...