Hernias often look like a bulge or swelling under the skin. The type of hernia someone has depends on its cause and location on the body. A hernia occurs when part of an internal organ pushes ...

Original Medicare and some Medicare Advantage plans will cover hernia surgery when necessary. As with other types of surgery, different parts of Medicare may cover certain aspects of care.

Hernia mesh can cause serious complications that may require revision surgeries. Thousands of hernia mesh lawsuits have already been filed, helping victims pursue justice and compensation for their ...

We hope you'll never need to know this—but in case symptoms of a hernia ever creep up, a Cleveland Clinic surgeon reveals when to act. Benjamin Miller, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon at the ...

A hernia during pregnancy occurs when an internal organ or tissue pushes through a weak spot in the surrounding muscle, creating a bulge. Common types include umbilical hernias (near the belly ...

Roach: I am a 74-year-old woman who is active and healthy. I recently had an endoscopy, and the findings were a hiatal hernia of about 5 centimeters with some inflammation. I have been having ...

ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman who is active and healthy. I recently had an endoscopy, and the findings were a hiatal hernia of about 5 centimeters with some inflammation. I have been having ...

Qin Boyong, a top Chinese official who visited Dissanayake immediately upon his return from Delhi in December, said the Chinese companies were eagerly waiting to set themselves up for business at ...

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