USA: A study published on August 7 in JAMA Surgery finds that CT-guided cryoneurolysis, a technique involving the freezing of nerves to relieve pain, is both safe and effective for older adults with ...

Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory illness that's rapidly rising in cases. Newborns are most at risk.

DENVER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - You don’t have to be an extreme athlete to have felt the extreme pain from a broken rib. Millions of people know what it feels like to break or fracture a rib ...

When those ribs don’t heal, or when multiple ribs are broken — rib fixation or plating can help. Surgeons screw titanium plates along the surface of the broken or cracked ribs.

DENVER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You don’t have to be an extreme athlete to have felt the extreme pain from a broken rib. Millions of people know what it feels like to break or fracture a rib, or ...

Even so, it is important to see a specialist (typically an orthopedist or orthopedic surgeon) who can characterize the fracture and ensure that the right treatment is delivered. How Is a Lateral ...

An amateur referee left two pensioners seriously injured after he crashed into their car while suffering from a diabetic seizure.

Treatment of systolic hypertension in the elderly should be based on nonpharmacological measures and medical therapy if the systolic hypertension cannot be controlled by conservative therapy alone.

New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill suffered fractured ribs during Sunday's Week 4 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, head coach Dennis Allen told reporters on Thursday. Allen previously said Hill ...

Calcaneus fractures may be treated with a cast, or surgery may be recommended. If the calcaneus fracture is not out of position, noninvasive treatment will be recommended. Non-operative treatment is ...