State officials approved plans Wednesday for an ambulatory surgery center in Cambridge that’s aimed at reducing Mass General Brigham’s huge backlog of patients awaiting endoscopy procedures in ...

Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for adults under 50, yet it remains one of the most preventable since polyps detected and removed during screening can't turn into cancer later.

Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for the development of advanced medical devices, including tiny robots that can safely move inside the human body. Some of these systems ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

Gastroesophageal variceal bleeding is a common and life-threatening complication in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. When cirrhosis is diagnosed, varices are present in about 50% of ...

"If you've regained weight, lost too little, or developed complications after a gastric bypass, a gastric bypass revision may help. Using endoscopic or minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques, the ...

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 ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Cierra Murry is an expert in banking, credit cards, investing, loans, mortgages, and real estate. She is a banking ...

Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) are a heterogeneous group of immune cells that mediate the cellular immune response by processing and presenting antigens for recognition by certain lymphocytes such as ...