After her recent surgery, Dipika Kakar highlights why slow, steady movement is an essential part of post-operative healing.

Interdigital cysts are firm, raised subcutaneous inflammatory lesions found in and on the interdigital webs of the paw. The cause is usually a traumatically ruptured hair follicle. The surrounding ...

The peritoneum is a common site of metastasis in advanced gastric cancer (GC). Diagnostic laparoscopy is now routinely performed as part of disease staging, leading to an earlier diagnosis of ...

Hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia are occasional complications of peritoneal dialysis. Oral supplementation of potassium and magnesium might not be effective as a result of patient noncompliance and ...

A 23-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of unintentional weight loss and worsening abdominal pain and distention. He had recently moved to Arizona from a remote Pacific island.

Allegations about endometriosis surgery have alarmed experts and distressed women living with the condition. Here's what to ...

“Living with endometriosis is exhausting. I have flares where I’m in so much pain I can’t move out of bed. It is excruciating ...

Marisa Garshick, MD, FAAD, is a board-certified dermatologist and clinical assistant professor of dermatology. Skin lesions can be primary (present from birth or develop later in life) or secondary ...