Dr. Doyle's mint green Chevrolet coupe sped toward Missoula, with 2-year-old Bruce Moats in the back seat with his head in ...

For years, the appendix carried a reputation as the body’s most pointless organ. Doctors often removed it without hesitation, and textbooks labeled it a vestigial structure—something our ancestors ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

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Elena Walsh, 64, from Birmingham, Mark Ashley, 55, of Bedfordshire, Karen Pooley, 64, from Gloucestershire, and a 56-year-old ...

An atherectomy is a minimally invasive procedure to remove plaque buildup from an artery (blood vessel). Removing this plaque allows blood to flow more freely through the artery. An atherectomy treats ...

Coronary artery disease — or CAD — is a heart disease that’s often treated with medications as well as lifestyle and dietary changes. If your condition worsens, your doctor might suggest percutaneous ...