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Robotic cardiac surgery candidates are usually adults with a single, well-defined heart problem, most often a leaking mitral valve that can be repaired, or…
Ankylosing spondylitis is not only a young man's disease. It most often begins between the late teens and early thirties and is diagnosed more…
Scalp micropigmentation is a cosmetic tattooing technique in which a trained practitioner deposits thousands of tiny pigment dots into the upper layer of the…
A candidate for robotic urologic surgery is usually someone who needs an operation on the prostate, kidney, bladder or ureter, is fit enough for…
Before orthognathic (corrective jaw) surgery, ask your surgeon which jaw or jaws will be moved and why, what the alternatives are, how surgery and…
To comfort a child with croup, stay calm and hold the child upright on your lap, because crying and lying flat can tighten the…
hs-CRP, or high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, is a blood test that measures low-level inflammation linked to heart and stroke risk. Results under 1 mg/L suggest…
Clear aligner treatment usually unfolds in stages: an orthodontic examination and digital scan of the teeth, a computer-planned sequence of movements the clinician reviews…
A water birth birth plan records that you would like to labor, and possibly give birth, in a warm pool, and what you prefer…
Tube feeding (enteral nutrition) delivers liquid formula into the stomach or small intestine through a tube, while IV nutrition (parenteral nutrition) infuses nutrients directly…
Preparing for fetal surgery usually means a compressed week or two of repeat imaging to confirm the diagnosis, counseling about risks and alternatives, written…
Gentle morning stretching is safe for most people and helps ease overnight stiffness, which comes from cooled muscles, thickened joint fluid, and fluid absorbed…
Hair transplant repair for international patients usually begins with a remote photo review, followed by an in-person examination that checks the donor area, scar…
A jaw cyst is usually diagnosed in three steps. A panoramic dental X-ray first reveals a dark, fluid-filled space in the bone, often by…
Free testosterone is the small fraction, roughly 1 to 3 percent, of testosterone that is not bound to blood proteins and can act on…
A person is usually a candidate for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson disease when they have confirmed idiopathic Parkinson disease, still respond clearly…
Before retina surgery, two imaging tests do most of the work. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) gives a cross-section of the retina, showing whether the…
Before a vestibular rehabilitation first appointment, most teams ask for three things: a short symptom diary recording when dizziness happens, how long it lasts…
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