People can experience some anxiety ahead of a biopsy. However, understanding the nature of the procedure, as well as the risks and benefits, can help someone feel more comfortable beforehand.

Coronary artery bypass surgery is a procedure to treat coronary heart disease. There are various types, including multiple bypass and minimally invasive. The medical name for coronary artery or ...

The OATS (osteoarticular transfer system) procedure is a type of surgical procedure called mosaicplasty that is used to treat a knee injury called focal cartilage defects. OATS is one technique of ...

During ingrown nail surgery, part or all of the affected nail is surgically removed. The procedure may require cutting the skin and/or drainage of pus. If a portion of the nail remains, it is shaped ...

Brooke Shields recently revealed that her surgeon performed an "irreversible" procedure without her consent, which she kept secret from her husband for years. In her new memoir, Brooke Shields is Not ...

A vasectomy is a simple, generally permanent procedure to prevent pregnancy. It's the most effective form of birth control other than abstinence. During the brief procedure, your surgeon will ...

Karyotype analysis, which can detect abnormalities based on chromosome microscope images, has emerged as one of the gold standards for the diagnosis of such diseases. Individual chromosomes are ...

This research by Johns Hopkins University revealed that OGM detected all variants identified by traditional cytogenetic methods, achieving 100% concordance with karyotyping and FISH, while also ...