A randomized study from The Netherlands suggests that Mohs micrographic surgery is superior to surgical excision as treatment for recurrent basal-cell carcinoma (BCC) of the face. In an ...

Radical resection of T1 rectal adenocarcinoma carries a significant risk of morbidity and bowel-function complications. Local resection (transanal excision) has low morbidity and preserves bowel ...

Several years later while in law school, a sharp pain took root in her shoulder, which a physical therapist attributed to carrying too many books. In her thirties, Gaudet-Asmus had difficulty getting ...

If there’s anything that six major endometriosis surgeries has taught me, it’s how to recover well. Here’s everything I’ve ...

Melanoma surgery is a fairly minor procedure that can completely cure early stage melanoma. There are minimal risks, and recovery is typically quick. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can develop ...

Colorectal Surgery with Transanal Excision procedure is an option for patients needing colon or rectal removal. In this procedure, the surgeon removes the colon or rectum and the surrounding tissue ...

Like many women with endometriosis, Yoruba Mutakabbir, Ph.D., a 43-year-old education administrator at Texas Southern University in Houston, felt let down by her doctors. Each month since her first ...

Medical technology has significantly changed the way women’s healthcare is delivered, especially in gynaecology. Robotic ...

When Heather Guidone learned she had endometriosis in the 1980s, she had never heard of it. “The doctor said, ‘Well, the good news is we have a diagnosis. The bad news is you’re probably not going to ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avelas Biosciences, Inc., pioneering the field of intraoperative fluorescent cancer imaging, announced today positive top-line data demonstrating that the company’s ...

With the rise in discussions surrounding plastic surgery over the last few years, cosmetic procedures have begun to seem more accessible than ever. The procedures that have taken center stage have ...