In an advisory issued Friday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended that labels on alcoholic beverages be updated to include a warning about the risk of cancer associated with alcohol ...

A debridement is often performed along with a "wash out" procedure, often referred to as an irrigation. Therefore, many surgeons refer to this combination as an irrigation and debridement, or I&D.

A revision hip replacement surgery is a surgical procedure to replace a worn out or failed hip replacement implant. Hip replacements are among the most common procedures performed by orthopedic ...

Dr. Vivek Murthy has been U.S. Surgeon General twice, for two presidents, but I have gotten to know him best in his second term, where I have had the privilege of interviewing him multiple times ...

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling on Congress to require health warning labels that inform consumers about the link between alcohol consumption and the risk of cancer. Murthy released a ...

The surgeon general also made a number of policy recommendations that addiction experts say could have a lasting impact on alcohol use, both in New England and nationwide. There is extensive ...

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk on Friday outlining the direct link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk.

A beloved Dartmouth MA orthopedic surgeon, Dr Edward Klein has died unexpectedly, sparking shock among friends and family. Klein’s death occurred early in the hours of Thursday, January 2, 2025. No ...

In an even more unusual case, a surgeon did once catch cancer from a person he was operating on. The doctor was performing a procedure on a 32-year-old man from Germany, who was having a tumor ...

Alcohol consumption is a leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S. The U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory on Friday warning of a link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Thousands of Providence patients across Oregon will no longer have in-network coverage after insurance company Aetna and Providence failed to reach a new contract agreement ...