A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. By Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth Like millions ...

Known for sharing personal updates with her audience, Next Gen NYC star Emira D’Spain recently opened up about a medical beauty procedure she tried to treat her chronic dry eyes. In a video posted to ...

Wills Eye Institutional Review Board approval was obtained for this retrospective chart review of all patients who had ProKera implantation for ocular surface disorders between June 2008 and May 2012 ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver damage ...

The authors probed Medicare Part B data to explore outpatient clinical procedures performed by physician associates and nurse practitioners and report the trends from 2014 through 2021. Objective: We ...

While commonly thought of as a simple procedure that can mend one’s eyesight, LASIK is a far more controversial surgery that it may initially appear. Over the years, many of those in and outside of ...

A Central Texas woman is taking back her life by controlling a health issue that affects millions of Americans. According to the American Heart Association, about 30 million Americans have resistant ...

Electrophysiology (EP) procedures are crucial in diagnosing and treating various heart rhythm disorders. They involve a doctor placing thin catheters into the heart to assess its electrical activity.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The success of ocular surgery, especially refractive surgery, hinges on the health of the ocular surface. By ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure is a treatment method used to lower portal hypertension, or excessive pressure in your portal vein. This vein is responsible for ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Most people know contact lenses as an easy way to correct eyesight. Now though, they are being used to treat severe problems like dry eye disease. FOX43 looked into a treatment ...

Stents for heart disease. Spinal fusion for back pain. Vena cava filters for blood clots. Vertebroplasty for osteoporosis. A recent report from the Lown Institute, a nonprofit that focuses on ...