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Dense breast tissue can make detecting breast cancer with screening mammography more challenging. Molecular breast imaging is a different approach to breast imaging for women with dense breast tissue.

When noninvasive approaches don't relieve your shoulder pain, it's time to consult an orthopedic surgeon to discuss if shoulder replacement may be needed to relieve the pain.

Lung nodules are small masses of tissue in the lungs. Most nodules aren't cancer, but all should be evaluated. Learn how your health care team discovers which should be tested for lung cancer.

This congenital condition causes a chest wall depression and has significant impact on a child's daily functioning. Learn how it's evaluated and why it's important to get treatment.

An average kindergartner goes to birthday parties, builds forts and starts learning how to read. But she doesn't plan on getting cancer. When Anika Chesak was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma &mda...

Dorothy Ganong of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was referred by her allergist to see a pulmonologist when medications and breathing treatments weren't helping her labored breathing. Fortunately, her pul...

Liver disease caused Megan Morgan's excess fluid buildup in her abdomen. A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) acted like a "bypass road."

Injuring your Achilles tendon can bring activities like running, tennis, golf and walking the dog to a halt for months while you heal. Learn who's at risk and how to avoid injury.

A sprained ankle is one of the most common injuries and can range from minor to severe. Learn why prompt evaluation and treatment are key to recovery.

When nagging hip pain can't be ignored, a total joint replacement may be in your future. Your surgeon may recommend one of these common surgical techniques to get you moving with ease again.