Original Medicare and some Medicare Advantage plans will cover hernia surgery when necessary. As with other types of surgery, different parts of Medicare may cover certain aspects of care.

But after a couple of years of work, xMEMS has arrived at the next generation — ultrasound through a solid-state speaker. This tiny, 1mm-thin speaker is called Cypress, and after listening to it ...

ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman who is active and healthy. I recently had an endoscopy, and the findings were a hiatal hernia of about 5 centimeters with some inflammation. I have been having ...

Roach: I am a 74-year-old woman who is active and healthy. I recently had an endoscopy, and the findings were a hiatal hernia of about 5 centimeters with some inflammation. I have been having ...

Men with hernias may develop inguinal hernias, which occur when tissue pushes through a weak location in the groin. These hernias can sometimes extend into the scrotum, causing noticeable swelling. In ...

Possible causes of an abdominal lump include hernias, lipomas ... of the testicles fail to move down from the abdomen into the scrotum. According to the United Kingdom’s National Health Service ...