The primary treatment for a tooth abscess is always surgical: drainage, root canal, or extraction. Antibiotics alone cannot cure an abscess because they can’t remove the source of the infection.

Surat: Abandoned by his family as a child, 60-year-old Kumar Mochi overcame several challenges. The latest one left him without work and was life threatening. He used to work at a weaving unit until a ...

Patients with unresected LA SCCHN (oropharynx [p16-negative only], hypopharynx, or larynx) were randomly assigned 1:1 to six cycles of oral xevinapant 200 mg/day or matched placebo (once daily on Days ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My in-laws are being evaluated for infertility, and my brother-in-law has a varicocele. They say that he needs an operation. Is this necessary in order for them to have children? -- ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Jay Grymes made a career of warning people about danger ahead. As the longtime chief meteorologist for WAFB Channel 9, he issued the First Alert for severe weather, helping ...

Human papilloma virus (HPV) causes around 70% of head and neck cancers in the United States, making it the most common cancer caused by the virus, with rates increasing each year. Unlike cervical ...

Clinical practice guidelines serve as a guide for doctors and outline appropriate methods of treatment and care. Guidelines can address specific clinical situations (disease-oriented) or use of ...

Americans are most likely to develop diverticula in the sigmoid colon, or the lower section of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum. As a result, the sigmoid colon also happens to be the ...