This story was originally published in December 2024. In April 2026, a grand jury in Walton County, Florida, indicted Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky on a charge of second-degree manslaughter in the death of ...

Endoscopy is the insertion of a long, thin tube directly into the body to observe an internal organ — such as the gastrointestinal tract — in detail. Doctors can also use it in imaging, surgery, and ...

Surgery is a procedure in which incision and physical manipulation are used to treat a patient with an injury or a disease. The patient's tissues are cut during this technique to permit the ...