An AFL star was rushed from Bali to Perth for urgent and life-saving lung surgery after an off-season holiday turned into a hellish ordeal, it can be revealed.

North Melbourne forward Paul Curtis is recovering from life-saving lung surgery after making an emergency dash from a ...

Large cell carcinoma is aggressive, requiring early detection through imaging and biopsy for optimal treatment outcomes.

FOR THE FIRST time, doctors have successfully completed a coronary artery bypass without cutting the patient open. They ...

For the first time ever in a human, doctors have performed coronary artery bypass grafting without having to cut through the ...

The proportion of patients with postoperative pulmonary complications in the first 5 days after thoracic surgery did not ...

Shame can shape how early patients get diagnosed, and how aggressively they pursue treatment, if at all. In a 2014 study, Dr.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is linked to smoking and requires early detection and accurate staging for effective treatment. Diagnosis involves imaging and biopsy, with the TNM system used to ...

In 2025, Yai was diagnosed with a congenital defect that had been overworking her heart and slowly destroying her lungs.

Awake spine surgery has largely been limited to shorter, simpler procedures, but Stanley Hoang, MD, of Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport, La., has leveraged the technique in new ways. Dr. Hoang, who ...

Heart valves keep blood flowing in the right direction between the heart's four chambers. Mechanical valves last longer than bioprosthetic valves but require lifelong blood thinners. Most of the time, ...