The surgical team decided to carry out a diagnostic laparoscopy and right hepatectomy (a procedure to remove part or all of the liver) in order to save the patient’s life. As the tumour was very ...

Now they will have to walk about a quarter mile — a challenge for elderly and disabled residents. “We have people in wheelchairs, people on walkers,” Johnson said. “We have people missing ...

You mention that he has been getting vitamins; B12 and vitamin D levels are often profoundly low after gastrectomy (removal of the stomach), so these should be checked, even if he has been on ...

In psychotherapy, you speak in a private setting with a trained therapist. Depression in the elderly can worsen the problems associated with aging. It isn’t always easy to diagnose, but proper ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Is 18 years a record for living without a stomach? A family member had stomach cancer when he was 70 and had his stomach removed. He consulted with a dietician and has been able to ...

An elderly man, identified as Malam Yahaya from the Utoro community in Kano State, has been arrested for allegedly sending an individual to steal a baby to gouge his eyes out for ritual purposes ...

An elderly man, identified as Malam Yahaya from ... but he asked me to go and find a child whose eyes he would remove to use in preparing a charm for a soldier to make him disappear.

Wetherspoons is making a huge change across its 750 pubs around the country that will no doubt delight their thousands of customers. The offer will start from January 2 and go right up until ...