The Stretta procedure is a non-invasive, outpatient procedure designed to relieve symptoms of acid reflux (GERD) by reshaping the opening between the stomach and esophagus. The procedure helps restore ...

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 ...

IN the evaluation of patients with impairment of renal function it is often important to delineate the anatomic status of the urinary tract. For this purpose retrograde pyelography is customarily ...

ACUTE renal failure in patients with multiple myeloma who have had intravenous urography has had increased emphasis over the last few years. 1–5 A direct cause- and-effect relation between the acute ...

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 ...

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of the investigation was to evaluate the use of the two-wire technique for acute dilatation of the intramural ureter for ureteroscopy. METHODS: Between April 2003 and April ...

Millimeter-scale soft continuum robots offer safety and adaptability in transluminal procedures due to their passive compliance, but this feature necessitates interactions with surrounding lumina, ...

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 ...

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 ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Four years ago, researchers warned the Centers for Medicare ...

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.

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...