It’s a diagnosis that typically would’ve required open heart surgery but was repaired by placing a stent through a catheter. “The stint itself directs the blood flow that should be draining ...

However, after seeking medical help, she was rushed in for open heart surgery and placed on life support for seven days. During the surgery, doctors fixed her damaged heart valve to improve her ...

Jakarta, January 27, 2025, SPA -- The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has launched a voluntary medical project in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, as part of the Nabdh ...

But things only got scarier. “They told me I had to have open-heart surgery. I went to see the surgeon and everything. The thing that grew on my heart from the infection ended up going away ...

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...

If you're just tuning into baseball again with Hot Stove season winding down, well, you've missed a lot. Fortunately, Scott ...

ASHLAND Faith and hard work drive Kevin Duncan in his career and in life in general. The 2003 Ashland Blazer High School graduate learned from his mom that “we can do hard things,” and the future ...

When a woman underwent an outpatient procedure to remove cancer from her small intestine, a suspected perforation occurred ...

A scab after surgery is a normal part of healing. It forms at the incision site to protect the skin underneath while it heals. Removing a scab can impede healing, so it's best to let it fall off on ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — People who regularly floss their teeth (one or more times per week) may lower their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot traveling from the heart and a stroke associated with an ...

Today Early in the fall, experts might also see more cases of respiratory syncytial virus, Dr. Geeta Sood, assistant professor of medicine and epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, ...

Supervisor Michael Eckardt said it is paramount those named to boards and commissions attend meetings as much as possible.