If we're thinking about vital organs, the brain and heart tend to come to mind first. As vital as they certainly are, there's another organ working behind the scenes, performing…

The picture of a surgeon inserting a glowing chip into a brain, complete with the sensational headline "A chip that brings back lost memories," sounds taken straight out of a…

In orthopedics, a groundbreaking new Chinese technology is on the threshold of transforming treatment of bone fractures. Scientists at Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital in Zhejiang Province, led by Dr.…

Everyone is familiar with birthmarks, yet some have a birthmark that produces hair. That is more typically called a hairy birthmark, but medically it is most frequently a congenital melanocytic…

Overview Stented chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) patients, who require long-term oral anticoagulation (OAC), have always proved difficult to treat for antithrombotics. Recent information, however, suggests that a long-standing "safe" addition—of…

A Gentle Guide to Understanding the Most Common Thyroid Disorder The Basics Hashimoto's disease is also referred to as Hashimoto's thyroiditis or chronic autoimmune thyroiditis an autoimmune disorder in which…