Reds left-hander Aroldis Chapman has avoided a serious brain injury after being hit by a line drive on Thursday. Team doctor Timothy Kremchek said Chapman has a mild concussion and will have surgery ...

Patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis can safely undergo surgery within 48 hours of admission, a new approach that can shorten hospital stays. Patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis usually ...

Arthroscopic surgery for middle-aged patients with degenerative meniscal tears and mild or no osteoarthritis provided no benefit when compared with nonoperative management, according to a new ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I have a condition called aortic stenosis, which I am told prevents blood from getting out of my heart. Is it true that I don’t have to have surgery to have this valve replaced? What ...

What: Surgical removal of enlarged tonsils and adenoids in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) appears to significantly reduce the frequency of medical office visits and prescription ...

Middle-aged or older patients with mild or no osteoarthritis of the knee may not benefit from the procedure of arthroscopic knee surgery, experts report. "This study shows that surgery should not be ...

October 6, 2011 — In patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery, even mild preoperative anemia appears to be independently associated with an increased risk for 30-day morbidity and mortality, ...

Surgical removal of enlarged tonsils and adenoids in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) appears to significantly reduce the frequency of medical office visits and prescription ...

Picking up a tiny, crescent-shaped piece of plastic, Seth Oppenheim guided it to an incision in Marnie Leichty’s right eye. Slowly, Oppenheim nudged the plastic piece into a shallow tunnel he’d ...