A viewer is asking about what can be done for an esophageal hernia. Doctor Lacy Anderson has the answer. Anderson says it sounds like something called a hiatal hernia. This is a different type of ...

In June 2017, Julene Dodd visited her primary care doctor for shortness of breath and chest pain. She thought her breathing difficulties might have been caused by allergies. Her doctor prescribed an ...

AND WE ARE HERE WITH A HEALTH ALERT THIS MORNING JUNE, IS NATIONAL HERNIA AWARENESS MONTH. THE CONDITION CAN BE VERY PAINFUL, POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. SO WE HAVE ORLANDO HEALTH SURGEON, DOCTOR ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a hernia in my belly button for 20 years that didn’t bother me until two weeks ago. Then, the pain hit, and the belly button could not be pushed in. I waited until Monday to call ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: When I have appointments with my physicians (at our local, highly rated academic health system), they no longer do a physical exam. But in the after-visit note, there is a documented ...