In early 2018, Karen A. DiBernardo White noticed a growth about the size of a golf ball that was just below her belly button, on her left side. Within months, the protrusion grew to the size of an ...

It’s the time of year when indoor and outdoor chores can require some heavy lifting. Whether you’re spring cleaning your house or getting your yard ready for warmer weather, you may be moving ...

There are more than 1 million hernia surgeries every year in the U.S. alone. Eight hundred thousand of those are to treat the most common type, an inguinal hernia. Inguinal hernias affect all ages, ...

June is National Hernia Awareness Month, and it is important to be able to identify if you have a hernia. While many hernias are easy to live with, some hernias can be life-threatening. 1. A bulge A ...

Use of billing codes in big data sets to find diagnoses can result in up to two-thirds of cases being mistakenly identified, new UCLA-led research finds. In a study conducted in Uganda and published ...

Dr. Mazen Iskandar, founder of The Iskandar Complex Hernia Center, frequently treats patients across physically demanding occupations and athletic backgrounds who experience hernias related to lifting ...

Hernias can develop in any part of the abdomen, but the groin, navel or the site of a previous surgery are the most frequent locations. Symptoms include a bulge, mild pain or pressure and numbness, ...

In today's busy world, it is easy for health issues to be pushed aside for things such as meeting deadlines and taking care of family responsibilities. One such issue that can be easily neglected is a ...

"An inguinal hernia is a protrusion of peritoneal sac or bowel through a defect of the inguinal canal. Defects do not close spontaneously and progressive enlargement increases the risk of ...

A painful hernia can occur when tissue pushes through an opening in the lower abdomen. Hernias can develop in any part of the abdomen, but the groin, navel or the site of a previous surgery are the ...