It ranks as one of the deadliest types of cancer. The five-year survival rate for lung cancer is only 16 percent. For those who catch it early, there's a new, less invasion option to help boost those odds. Video

Fifteen percent of women in the U.S. live with chronic pelvic pain. For some, it's so bad they can't move or function normally, yet as man as 70 percent of sufferers never get a definite diagnosis. Three new options are helping pain patients regain control over their lives. Video

Rotator cuff injuries don't just happen to major league baseball players, they send five million people to the doctor every year. The risk of injury increases as we age. There's a new procedure that aims to relieve pain and restore movement by changing the way the shoulder works. Video

As many as 250,000 people are living with the consequences of a spinal cord injury. Many times it leads to permanent paralysis of the arms, legs or both. For many, treatment options are limited, but a controversial therapy program gets patients out of wheelchairs and standing on their own. Video

Fifteen-million Americans have asthma -- narrowing and inflammation of the airways that can be uncomfortable, even fatal in the most serious cases. This fall, the FDA is looking at a new drug-free treatment for patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma … doctors are using heat to open up patients' airways. Video

Babies and toddlers learn at a rapid-fire pace as they begin to crawl, walk and explore he world around them. But what happens when a young child has a customized kid-sized robot that put babies on the move Video

The FDA has approved the first vaccines to ward off the swine flu, and the doses are being distributed across the country this month. Health experts say one shot could be enough to protect yourself, and if 70 percent of the population gets vaccinated we could control the outbreak. Video

Every year, 1 million Americans undergo angioplasty, a lifesaving procedure used to open up blocked arteries that supply the heart. Now, there’s a new twist on the common procedure that can offer patients even better long-term outcomes. Video

One in 20 people will need some kind of tissue transplant in their lifetime. Some researchers believe pigs may be the key to faster healing from the transplants. From hernias to plastic surgery, pig tissue is helping humans get back in the game. Video

It's the latest trend in surgery-doing more with fewer incisions. Now doctors have gone one step further, cutting the number of cuts down to one. Major surgery with barely a mark left behind. Video