Republic of Ireland and Sunderland midfielder Jason McAteer faces the possibility of another hernia operation that could keep him out of action for a further two months. McAteer played the first seven ...

Pope Francis spent a restful night in hospital and is in good condition after a hernia operation, the Vatican has said, as doctors cautioned that his age - 86 - and health issues could affect his ...

Pope Francis has had a successful operation to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall. The Vatican said there were no complications after the three-hour surgery, during which the 86-year-old was under ...

Actor David Spade is recovering after undergoing surgery for a double hernia. The Joe Dirt star was shooting the sequel to hit Adam Sandler comedy Grown Ups this summer when he discovered something ...

Francis went to the hospital for tests on Tuesday, returned to the Vatican and presided over his audience on Wednesday morning, but then went straight to Gemelli for the procedure afterward. Pope ...

Rome (AFP) – Pope Francis was said to be awake and cheerful Wednesday after undergoing a three-hour hernia operation which has revived concerns over the 86-year-old's increasingly fragile health. The ...

ALBION striker Roman Bednar is set for a hernia operation after revealing that he has been playing through the pain barrier in recent weeks. The Birmingham Mail learned some weeks ago that the Czech ...

John Comerford, from Castlecomer in Co Kilkenny, had the procedure at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny City on Mar 18, 2011, and was discharged the next morning. He returned on the night of Mar 20, an ...

Pope Francis is recovering from a three-hour abdominal operation in a Rome hospital that had no complications, according to a Vatican statement. "The surgery was completed: it took place without ...

Hernias can occur in people of all ages, including newborn babies. A hernia, which is normally in the lower abdominal wall, occurs because the stomach muscle is full of natural weaknesses. In some ...