Shock wave therapy uses sound energy waves to improve blood flow and promote healing. This treatment has been linked to reduced pain and overall symptom improvement for people with diabetic neuropathy ...

As a psychiatric treatment, elec- troconvulsive therapy has had an image problem. One result, say Edward Shorter and David Healy, was the near absence for decades of what is a very effective approach ...

Kidney stones are solid deposits of minerals that can form in the kidneys, also known as renal calculi. They can be made up of various types of crystals, with the most abundant crystal determining the ...

Arun Rath: This is GBH’s All Things Considered. I’m Arun Rath. A lot of us might assume electric shock therapy is a thing of the past. It's been widely condemned by organizations like the U.S.

Mood disorders include depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. These types of psychiatric disorders affect a person’s emotions and may cause severe lows, called depression, and highs, called mania ...

Septic shock is the most severe complication of sepsis, which is a reaction to an infection. A person with sepsis may go into septic shock, which can cause organ failure and other life threatening ...

There are several treatment options for multiple myeloma. Since this disease varies by person, the type of therapy you receive depends on factors such as your age, general health, and disease stage.

ALBANY — A state legislative proposal would stop the state from spending millions of dollars a year for the care of severely disabled New Yorkers at a Massachusetts center that uses shock treatments ...

External-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is a treatment where radiation beams come from a source outside the body. Usually, it comes from a machine called a linear accelerator (also called a LINAC).

Opponents of the use of shock treatment on people with autism and others with disabilities at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton recently got a boost from Congress. The omnibus ...