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You may be surprised by how little time small-incision cataract surgery takes.

Once your old lens has been removed, your surgeon slips the new lens (IOL or intraocular lens) in through the incision. The IOL is then placed in the capsule that held your old lens.

Some types of bladder tumors are hard to remove completely with surgery. In certain cases, special medicines that kill cancer cells may be put right inside the bladder. This is called intravesical therapy. Read on to learn more.

Learn about how radiation is used to treat bladder cancer, including what to expect before, during, and after treatment.

Follow these tips for home safety after joint surgery.

Antibodies are proteins that attack harmful things like germs. The RSV antibody shot gives a child antibodies that already know how to fight RSV.

Sometimes problems with the heart's electrical signals lead to a fast heart rhythm. Too many signals may make the heart beat very fast (tachycardia). Or signals may be sent so rapidly and irregularly that the heart muscle sometimes quivers and doesn't beat at all (fibrillation).

Angiography is a special type of x-ray that allows your coronary arteries to be viewed and recorded on film. Your doctor can see if the blood vessels to your heart are clogged.

A transthoracic echocardiogram (echo) is an imaging test. It helps your doctor assess your heart. Here's how it works.