The doctor looked in my ears, shined a light in my eyes and mouth, and listened to my heart and lungs with his stethoscope, before ending the exam with this: “Turn your head and cough, sir.” I did ...

Commentary: Chris Smith is editor of The Leaf-Chronicle. Every 10 years in a man’s life, there’s a new medical humiliation. When I was 20, it started with “Turn your head and cough” for the hernia ...

You’re helping friends move some heavy furniture and suddenly feel a pop in your abdomen. Maybe you have a small protrusion and think it could be a hernia. It may look scary, but is it a reason to ...