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Pectus carinatum, also called a protruding sternum or pigeon chest, is a rare deformity in children. It causes the chest and ribs to stick out further than they should. Only one or two children out of ...

Tiny electronic lights embedded in a small, flexible bandage may provide a new way to zap tumor cells in people with skin cancer. The technology, emerging from two British companies, Polymertronics ...

Susan Russell, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and Medical Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical ICU. Muscle strain commonly causes chest ...

Open heart surgery is a way to treat heart disease. To do it, your doctor opens your chest wall, cuts through your sternum, and spreads your ribs to get access to the heart. Open heart surgery is ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) thickens the left ventricle in your heart, which can make pumping blood harder and raise the risk of complications if untreated. HCM symptoms can be mild or absent ...