The standard of care for the extraction of bile duct stones, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with sphincterotomy, is associated with a risk of short-term mortality. Endoscopic ...

Louisiana became the first American state Friday to outlaw a controversial abortion procedure that involves partially removing the fetus intact from a woman's uterus, then crushing or cutting its ...

R.R.S. Stewart lays out an interesting argument against the partial-birth abortion ban in her Wednesday column, “Medical decisions should be left to woman and doctor.” While acknowledging this ...