Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Orthopedic doctors have a bone to pick with all the people who forget they’re carrying a very important ...

Joint fusion surgery involves fusing two or more bones to grow into one larger bone. Doctors may recommend it for people with severe joint pain or instability. Severe joint pain can occur due to ...

Collarbone surgery involves repairing a broken clavicle bone. Surgeons will try to realign the displaced bone and fix it in place to help it heal. People can usually return to their usual activities ...

Bone health rarely feels urgent in the 20s. Most people assume weak bones are a problem of old age. Yet doctors say the decline can begin much earlier, often in the early 30s.The concern is not ...

Lasers cut precisely and without contact – ideal for surgery. The problem is that, in hard tissues such as bone, they are too slow and do not cut deep enough. Researchers at the University of Basel ...