Plantar warts are common growths that appear on the bottoms of your feet. They're caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which thrives in warm, moist environments (like locker room floors). The ...

Three patients developed fungal keratitis infections linked to laser eye surgery at a single ophthalmology clinic, and one required a corneal transplant. The culprit was Purpureocillium lilacinum, an ...

For many people, hair removal has long meant rotating between shaving, waxing or threading appointments. The results rarely last long, and for sensitive skin, the irritation that follows can feel like ...

Laser eye surgery uses a laser to change the shape of the cornea and improve vision. LASIK is the most popular form of laser ...

Popular television actress Dipika Kakar was diagnosed with a tennis ball-sized malignant tumour in her liver last year. She underwent surgery during which 22% of her liver was removed. On February 23, ...

Cochlear implant surgery helps people with severe hearing loss by placing an electronic device inside the inner ear. To reach the inner ear, surgeons must first remove part of a bone behind the ear, ...

UK surgeons remotely removed a man’s prostate cancer from 1,500 miles away in the country’s first successful robot-assisted telesurgery.

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Before diving into laser hair removal for men, we should make our official stance clear: We think body hair is great. Chest hair? Excellent. A rugged beard? Sign us up. But for many folks out there, ...

The discovery that most ovarian cancers start, not in the ovaries, but the Fallopian tubes, means there may be a way to help prevent a disease that kills about 1000 women in Australia each year. It ...

Looking for an effective way to remove or reduce body hair? Allow us to introduce you to IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) hair removal. Not only does it offer more permanent results thanwaxing or shaving, ...