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You can get a hernia when one of your internal organs pushes through the wall of muscle or tissue. This often happens when there's a weak spot in the muscle or fascia. Most hernias appear in the ...

A study by Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan suggests the importance of tailored exercise programs for ...

An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall near where your abdomen meets your thigh. It’s less common in women because this area is smaller in females.

The traditional treatment for hernias has been open surgery with a large incision that allows the surgeon to push the hernia back in place, then sewing the defect in the abdominal ...

One minute it is just discomfort and the next, it is a life-threatening hernia where your gut might be crying for help as the ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Michigan Medicine found that about 1 in 6 older Americans who had undergone an operation to repair a hernia had repeat surgery less than 10 years later.

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S ...

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