PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will miss about the first month of the season because of a broken bone in his left hand that will require surgery. Monday’s operation will ...

New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will undergo surgery on a broken left hamate bone and miss six to eight weeks, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Sunday, another blow to a team already ...

One of the luckiest breaks I ever got as a kid was the day I broke my collar bone by falling off a curb during my summer vacation between kindergarten and first grade. At the time, I didn’t see ...

No association seen for cumulative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug dose with reduced dementia risk. HealthDay News — Long-term nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use is associated ...

Researchers found that people who took NSAIDs for long periods of time had a 12% lower risk of developing dementia, as opposed to those who used them for shorter periods of time.

A hip fracture, also called a broken hip, is a common injury. In the United States, hip fractures are the most common broken bone that requires hospitalization; about 300,000 Americans are ...

His perspective was profoundly shaped by a broken bone due to arm wrestling during medical school that required surgical repair and led to nerve damage, providing firsthand insight into the ...

Studies that compared a coxib with a nonselective NSAID and provided data concerning our outcomes of interest were included and categorized by the outcome variable, as well as by the specific ...

A bone scan is a nuclear imaging test that can help tell you if you have certain types of bone disease. You may get this kind of scan to see if cancer has spread to your bones or to view how well ...

A bone biopsy is a test that takes a sample of tissue or cells from your bone to check for cancer or other bone diseases. The sample comes from the outer part of your bone. It's different from a ...

Calcium is a mineral that our bodies need for strong bones and teeth and supports the heart, muscles, and nerves. It is the most abundant mineral in the body and is primarily stored in the bones and ...