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Your doctor prescribed a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine to use after surgery. Read on to learn about using it at home.

Your doctor wants you to apply care for a special dressing, or packing, for your wound. When a wound is deep, or when it tunnels under the skin, packing the wound can help it heal. These guidelines will help you remember how to take care of your wound.

You may have either a biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) surgery or a biliopancreatic diversion surgery with a duodenal switch (BPD/DS). During each of these two procedures, a portion of the stomach is removed.

Bariatric surgery is done to help you lose weight. This type of bariatric surgery closes off part of your stomach to make a very small pouch.

In a Roux-en-Y bypass, part of the stomach is closed off with staples to create a smaller pouch. The smaller stomach helps restrict the amount of food you can eat at one time. Learn more about the procedure.

Learn what to expect in the first 6 weeks at home after bariatric surgery.

Males may have fewer symptoms of STIs than females. Read on to learn what those symptoms are.

In women, warning signs of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) can be hard to notice. So learn about your body. Find out what's normal for you. And be sure to have any changes or symptoms checked out.

Women may be surprised to learn heart disease is the biggest threat to their health--even more so than breast cancer. And the same factors that put women at risk of a heart attack also increase their chances of stroke and other health problems. If your heart's in trouble, your body may send you warning signs. It's up to you to notice these and talk to your healthcare provider about them.