In addition to nutrition, exercise and medications, some might explore the idea of weight reduction surgery (or bariatric surgery). What is bariatric surgery? It’s any surgical procedure that ...

Bindi Irwin is recovering after an unexpected surgery that forced her to miss the annual Steve Irwin Gala over the weekend. Days after the 26-year-old was forced into emergency surgery after ...

Ferenc Jakab needed heart surgery, and a robot was called into action. The 60-year-old Ontario resident had been monitoring a heart murmur for over 20 years, checking in with his doctor every ...

A local cosmetic surgery center on the northeast side of Ames has abruptly closed for unknown reasons. Sturm Cosmetic Surgery, located at 1405 Baltimore Drive, is no longer accepting appointments, ...

Blood loss is one of many situations that can cause anemia. Surgery involves blood loss. If you have anemia and undergo surgery, you may be at risk for serious complications. Anemia is a condition ...

Cataracts are a clouding of the lens of the eye. Cataract surgery removes the clouded lens to restore vision. In some cases, secondary cataracts may develop after this procedure. During cataract ...

But if you know people who have had top surgery or have ever browsed an online group of people sharing photos of their first day wearing a favorite shirt with their new flat chest, you know that ...

The role of secondary cytoreductive surgery is unclear. We randomly assigned patients with recurrent ovarian cancer who had a first relapse after a platinum-free interval (an interval during which ...

Keyhole surgery is a technique that allows the surgeon to perform a procedure inside the body through a small incision in the skin. Some people refer to keyhole surgery as laparoscopic surgery ...

Forehead reduction surgery is a cosmetic procedure that can help to reduce the height of your forehead. Larger foreheads may be due to genetics, hair loss, or other cosmetic procedures.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans have coronary bypass surgery each year, and few die. Here’s what experts say happened to a national hero. By Gina Kolata Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk ...