Board-certified surgeon Dr. Mark Zoland of Core Surgical was recently invited to speak at the prestigious Hip Preservation Conference at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. This ...

The East Morgan County Hospital surgeons, Thomas Bryant, M.D., Lawrence Schoelkopf, M.D., invite area residents to join them Apr. 12 for the next Lobby Lecture Series topic: Battle of the Bulge – ...

A ventral hernia is a bulge of tissues through an opening of weakness within your abdominal wall muscles. It can occur at any location on your abdominal wall. What is a ventral hernia? A ventral ...

What Is an Inguinal Hernia? An inguinal hernia is when tissue from inside your abdomen (your belly) pokes through a weak spot in your muscles. Your abdominal muscles protect organs such as your ...

A sports hernia, also known as athletic pubalgia, is a soft tissue injury that occurs in the groin area. The term refers to a strain or tear in any soft tissue, such as muscles, tendons, or ligaments, ...

Hernias are one of the most common conditions requiring surgery, but not all need immediate treatment. Hernia specialist Joanna Grudziak, MD, explains what a hernia is, why symptoms can look different ...