Push enteroscopy is a procedure that uses a long, flexible tube to check your upper small intestine. Learn how to get ready for the procedure, and what to expect.

Learn how to get ready for a proctoscopy, an exam of your rectum and anus.

Knee osteotomy is surgery to shift the positioning of the knee.

After having a baby, your body may be very tired and it can take time to recover. You may stay in the hospital or birth center from 1 to 4 days. In some cases, you may be able to go home the same day.

Mastectomy is surgery to remove a breast. It’s most often done to treat breast cancer, or to keep cancer from spreading. After a mastectomy, reconstruction can be done to rebuild the breast shape and restore its appearance.

The subclavian artery carries blood from your heart to your arms. If an aneurysm forms in this artery, it must be repaired before something serious occurs. This is done using open subclavian aneurysm repair.

In the days and weeks after surgery, you have a higher chance of developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This is a condition in which a blood clot or thrombus develops in a deep vein. They are most common in the leg. But, a DVT may develop in an arm, or another deep vein in the body.

There are two pneumococcal vaccines that protect people against pneumococcal disease.

During an asthma flare-up, the lining of the airways swells even more and makes extra mucus. This makes the airways even narrower. The muscles around the airways also tighten, making it even harder for air to get in and out of the lungs.

Symptoms of concussion can last for a few weeks or longer. Here's what you can do to help heal.