North Andover native Katie Simons McCarty details in her debut book, “Infinite Miracles: Memoir of a NICU Mom” about finding out how her first-born son, Tim who is now 9, ...

What was supposed to be one of the most joyous moments in Katie Simons McCarty’s life 10 years ago turned out to one of her ...

What is robot-assisted cardiac surgery? Robot-assisted cardiac surgery is heart surgery done through very small cuts (incisions) in the chest. The surgeons use tiny instruments and robot-controlled ...

Katie Simons McCarty didn’t know 10 years ago what was supposed to be one of the most joyous moments of her life became her ...

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery ranges from minimally invasive procedures, like arthrocentesis and arthroscopy, to joint replacement surgery. The temporomandibular joint acts like a sliding ...

Gastroschisis is a congenital defect of the abdominal wall involving evisceration of abdominal contents. The incidence of gastroschisis is approximately 1.4 per 10,000 pregnancies and is rarely ...

The type of surgery you have will depend on where your cancer is, what size it is and whether it has spread to other parts of the body. If your cancer has spread outside the colon or rectum, read our ...

Brain aneurysm surgery is a lifesaving medical procedure that attempts to repair a bulging, weakened area in the wall of a brain artery. A brain aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in an artery in ...

Antenatal diagnosis of Trisomy 13 is often made by karyotyping. This is typically performed after an assessment of risk for a chromosomal disorder is made by the maternal healthcare provider. The ...

Included were infants with complicated intestinal obstruction, bowel fistulas, intraperitoneal sepsis and chronic diarrhea, as well as three with prenatal rupture of an omphalocele. In the past ...

Serosanguineous drainage is the normal discharge of fluid from a wound or incision site after surgery. This usually appears as a thin, often slightly yellow fluid that's mostly water, with a light ...