If you're prescribed hyperbaric oxygen chamber therapy, here's what you need to know in advance.

Learning to manage chronic pain without prescription painkillers is a priority for many in the wake of the opioid crisis. A new approach to pain relief is helping hundreds manage their pain without pills.

Michigan Medicine experts explain why support coaches, or caregivers, are playing a more prominent role than ever in a patient’s successful recovery after surgery.

FDA links rare cancer to textured breast implants and urges women to monitor themselves for possible symptoms.

A U-M expert offers advice for patients for handling post-surgical pain and reducing the need for opioids.

Hospitals have put a lot of effort into encouraging good hand hygiene among their staff. But new findings about multidrug-resistant organisms suggest a new frontier for preventing transmission.

Spinal anesthesia, a needle-based procedure that provides sensory and movement block without loss of consciousness, is becoming a more common alternative to general anesthesia for infants.

A new survey examines families’ concerns about the facilities — and how proximity to schools, churches and day care centers could affect their children.

Although both genders are at equal risk of arrhythmia, women face unique challenges from a corrective ICD device. Here’s what to know.

Nearly one-third of younger women without a known cancer risk receive the screening before breast reduction surgery, a test that can do more harm than good.

Advance planning and clear communication can make the exchange go more smoothly for travelers with the implanted medical device.

The seasonal return of two unpleasant viruses offers a reminder for good hygiene and vigilance. Here’s how to stop the spread of flu and increase norovirus prevention.

Most parents plan for transportation and child care before a special event, but fewer consider how excess drinking may affect parenting the next day, a new poll finds.

New research reveals a need for better tools for catching severe infections in pregnant women. Simple early interventions are crucial, too.

Half of suicidal adolescent show viewers in a hospital sample say the controversial television series contributed to their suicide risk, a new report finds.