A new type of hip replacement implant reduces the risk of joint dislocation after surgery by 70 per cent. This is the finding of a new study involving 1,600 patients across 44 hospitals in Sweden and ...

The procedure is similar to a fine needle biopsy and involves inserting a needle-like probe into the body. Radiofrequency waves are sent out from the probe into the surrounding tissue, which causes ...

Most often, surgery is a treatment for early-stage prostate cancer that has not spread to distant sites such as bones and lymph nodes. In this case, the goal of surgery is to remove all the cancer.