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This surgery is done to treat diseases of the digestive tract. It removes all of the large intestine. During the surgery, an opening (stoma) is made in your belly. When healed, waste collects in a pouch inside your body. It's then drained through a thin tube (catheter).

When one car hits another, each person’s body is thrown toward the impact, then away from it. This is whiplash. Even at slow speeds, the force puts stress and strain on the spine, especially the neck. The weight of the head stretches and damages muscles and ligaments.

You have an arteriovenous malformation (AVM). An AVM is an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the brain. Some AVMs never burst (rupture). But some things can lead to a rupture. If you have an AVM, you were likely born with it. But most people don't know they have one until a problem develops.

Here you will find out how to prepare for AVM surgery, what to expect the day of surgery, and the risks of surgery.

After AVM surgery is done, the surgeon will talk with your loved ones. You'll wake up in a recovery area. Then you'll be moved to a special unit, often an ICU (intensive care unit), where you can be closely watched.

Bloodborne pathogens are disease-causing germs carried in blood or other body fluids. If blood or body fluids have touched your eyes, mouth, nose, or any other opening or break in your skin, you've been involved in an exposure incident. Here's what you need to know.

To get the best protection from a respirator, you need to learn about its different parts. When used, maintained, and replaced the right way, the parts of a respirator can reduce your exposure to nearby hazards.

Falls happen when you lose your balance. Standing on makeshift supports and using ladders incorrectly can cause you to fall. Using the wrong equipment for a task can also increase your chances of being hurt. Here's how to stay safe.

Lumbar radiculopathy is irritation or inflammation of a nerve root in the low back. It causes symptoms that spread out from the back down one or both legs.