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For years, patients with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity have had to limit their diets to eliminate gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. If they didn’t, they’d run ...

Imagine the triumph of surviving breast cancer. Every test and procedure, every round of therapy was worth it to save your life. But what is a woman to do if the medication that destroyed her c...

Today’s surgeons can use minimally invasive techniques for many conditions that require surgery. For example, knee replacements can be performed with smaller incisions than in years past,...

Years ago, before we had advanced and routine imaging, a kidney mass was only discovered when it had become very large, caused pain or caused blood in the urine. Oftentimes, patients’ kidn...

Because of her profound hearing loss, Edna Whitted would pass notes back and forth in church with her granddaughter in order to understand what was being said. Now, the 90-year-old Upper Marlbor...

On January 19, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other federal agencies had announced a final rule that outlined revisions to the Common Rule, the regulations adopted by 17 f...