It was Christmas morning in 2018, and Karen was in her kitchen trying to make huevos rancheros. The Mexican breakfast dish was a tradition she always made for the family, but this year it wasn't ...

It's been one year since Norton Healthcare became the only hospital in the region to offer high-intensity focused ultrasound ...

Nearly 7 million people in the United States suffer from an essential tremor, but a Nebraska hospital now has a way to reduce and even stop tremors with a procedure known as focused ultrasound.

During a focused ultrasound procedure, the upper half of a patient’s body moves in and out of an MRI as a neurosurgeon uses ultrasound energy to treat the part of their brain responsible for tremor.

You will meet with one of our care team nurses to prepare you for your focused ultrasound. Your nurse will perform the following steps before your surgery: Fully shave and clean your head Take your ...

A high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) procedure is a technique that uses ultrasound to treat prostate cancer. You may hear your doctor call it "minimally invasive," which means a surgeon doesn't ...

Prostate ultrasound and biopsy are tests that check the abnormal results of a digital rectal exam or an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. Prostate ultrasound uses a probe about the ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The removal of a cancerous kidney tumor usually involves major surgery and weeks of recovery. But now, doctors at the University of Southern California are using robotic ...

Brain cancers are notoriously difficult to treat because most chemotherapy drugs can't breach the blood-brain barrier, a microscopic layer of cells that protect the brain from toxins. But researchers ...

A kidney ultrasound is a quick and painless medical procedure that can provide information regarding the health of your kidneys. Doctors can use ultrasound imaging to assess the general health of your ...

New Yorker Bonnie Lemon has worked out six times per week for the past several years but she could never get rid of that "problem area." "Very frustrating, 'cause I feel like I'm eating healthy, I'm ...