Before brain surgery, you’ll have a preoperative assessment and a variety of preoperative tests. You may also need to take or stop taking certain medications. Other aspects of preparation involve ...

Considered the gold standard for colon cancer screening, a colonoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure to assess and treat issues in the large intestine, including the colon and rectum. The doctor ...

Steven Reed, OD, is a board-certified optometrist and president of the American Optometric Association. With over 25 years of experience, Dr. Reed has also served as past president of the Mississippi ...

If you’ve ever needed a surgical procedure, chances are you were given strict instructions about abstaining from eating and drinking for a particular period of time before your surgery. While fasting ...

Cytoreductive surgery removes tumors that have spread throughout your abdominal cavity. It’s often combined with another procedure called hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. You may need ...