In June 2017, Julene Dodd visited her primary care doctor for shortness of breath and chest pain. She thought her breathing difficulties might have been caused by allergies. Her doctor prescribed an ...

Benjamin Miller, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. He completed his residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and fellowship with the Cleveland Clinic ...

A viewer is asking about what can be done for an esophageal hernia. Doctor Lacy Anderson has the answer. Anderson says it sounds like something called a hiatal hernia. This is a different type of ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

A hiatal hernia is when part of your stomach or another organ slips through a hole in your diaphragm, the parachute-like organ above your stomach. Mild hiatal hernias often don’t cause symptoms, while ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Putting off hernia surgery can increase your risk for ...

Dear Doctors: I am an adult woman, and I have an umbilical hernia. I want to decrease my amount of belly fat that I have. What kinds of exercises are safe to do when you have an umbilical hernia? Dear ...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in “excellent” health following surgery to treat a hernia, according to a statement released Sunday by Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem. The ...