A new robot-assisted system adds another treatment option available to patients and makes spine surgeries more precise. During the surgery, the robot delivers the perfect pathway to place each screw, giving the surgeon control to sub-millimeter accuracy.
While people who experience a concussion – also called a mild traumatic brain injury – typically recover within a few weeks, a very small percent may experience more severe symptoms.
The birth control pill has long been the birth control of choice for many women. While the birth control pill is 99% effective when used consistently, its effectiveness significantly drops if you veer from your daily dose.
An estimated 58.5 million adults in the United States have arthritis. A number that is expected to increase as our population gets older.
In general terms, arthritis describes inflammation or swelling of the joints. A person with arthritis will experience pain and stiffness in one or more joints. There are more than 100 conditions that can affect your joints, tissues around the joint and other connective tissues. It is a leading cause of work disability among U.S. adults.
Not only does winter bring its share of ice and snow, but it also results in a large uptick in hand and wrist injuries due to slips, falls and snowblower accidents.
You wake up one morning with nausea and diarrhea. It gets worse throughout the day. You think you may have a stomach bug, but it’s hard to know for sure. Maybe it’s COVID-19 or even food poisoning?
If your voice sounds raspy or strained, you may have vocal hoarseness. Maybe you sang too loud at a concert last night, or maybe there's an underlying medical condition to blame.