What Is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)?
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a sudden jolt to your head that changes the way your brain works. Learn more about the types of TBI, the symptoms, and what you can do to help with your recovery.
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a sudden jolt to your head that changes the way your brain works. Learn more about the types of TBI, the symptoms, and what you can do to help with your recovery.
Brachytherapy is a treatment for cancer. Implants are used that attack the tumor from inside the body. This treatment can help slow the growth of a tumor. It can help ease pain and other symptoms caused by the tumor. Learn more about this treatment and what to expect.
During a tummy tuck, the surgeon removes excess fat and skin from your belly.
A blood transfusion is when blood or parts of the blood are given to a person through an IV line placed in a vein. The blood and blood parts used for transfusion are called blood products. The blood usually comes from another person (donor). This sheet tells you more about how blood and blood products may be used to help treat cancer.
Immunotherapy is a way of treating disease or infection using the body’s immune system. It can be used in some cases to help treat cancer. One form of immunotherapy treatment for cancer is called nonspecific immunotherapy (NSI). Learn more about NSI treatments and how they're used.
One type of immunotherapy uses monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). These are manufactured proteins that target specific parts of cancer cells to destroy them. mAbs are most often used along with other cancer treatments.
Mastopexy is a type of cosmetic surgery done to reshape the breasts. It is often called a breast lift. Having a breast lift changes the look of your breasts and may improve their appearance.
Push enteroscopy is a procedure that uses a long, flexible tube to check your upper small intestine. Learn how to get ready for the procedure, and what to expect.
Learn how to get ready for a proctoscopy, an exam of your rectum and anus.
Knee osteotomy is surgery to shift the positioning of the knee. Read this to learn about the surgery and the recovery.