A procedure that can help spot lung cancer early is now available at a hospital, saving patients long trips out of a county.

A new medical procedure is now being delivered in North Cumbria. Patients can now undergo thoracoscopy at the Cumberland Infirmary instead of travelling to Newcastle. According to the NHS, the ...

PATIENTS in north Cumbria can now access specialist lung procedures closer to home. Cumberland Infirmary, this month, carried out its first medical Thoracoscopy, a minimally invasive procedure used to ...

Clinicians frequently rely on expert opinions, which are sometimes later disproven by randomised controlled trials (RCTs). For example, intrapleural streptokinase was commonplace until the MIST-1 ...

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Heart ablation is used when medicines don't work well for irregular heart rhythms. After heart ablation, avoid activities like lifting heavy objects or driving. It will help you to heal. It's ...

After Esteras v. United States, federal judges can no longer revoke supervised release as retribution for a defendant’s underlying conviction. However, the Court declined to address whether judges can ...

[This is Part 2 of the post, “Any Medical Procedure Can Traumatize Your Child.”] As covered in Part 1, any medical procedure runs the risk of becoming traumatic based on a child’s emotional experience ...

(Barcelona, Spain September 8, 2025, 10:45 a.m. CEST / UTC +2) – Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall ...