Two Pittsburgh-area hospitals and one near State College are being called out by a health care think tank for performing what ...

Physicians performed more than 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on older adults over a three-year period, costing Medicare $1.9 billion over that time, according to new analysis from the Lown ...

Hospitals charged Medicare more than $1.9 billion over three years for more than 200,000 unnecessary, “low-value” back surgeries for older adults, according to a new analysis of claims data from the ...

Cracking your back can feel satisfying and relieve stiffness, but is it actually safe? Science shows that occasional back cracking is generally harmless, but frequent or forceful cracking may carry ...

Tiger Woods' return to competitive golf will have to wait a little longer, as the 15-time major winner underwent back surgery ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Tiffany Bruce spends every day, all day, thinking about pain. Her own, yes, ...

A medical robot is helping doctors at Nemours Children's Hospital in Delaware perform spinal surgeries – a first-of-its-kind.

Tiger Woods announced he underwent lumbar disc replacement surgery on Oct. 10. This is his seventh back surgery in 11 years, but the golf pro said he made a “good decision” for his health.

Tiger Woods underwent successful back surgery Friday to replace a collapsed disc in his spine, the 15-time major championship ...