Surgery March 20, 2019 Lawsuit: Vanderbilt hospital operated on wrong kidney A Tennessee woman says Vanderbilt University Medical Center operated on the wrong kidney during her surgery in what federal officials call a "never event."
Surgery March 15, 2019 Lawyer blames doctor's 'God complex' after cancer patient's death The grieving widow of a cancer patient who died following an alleged botched operation is speaking out against her surgeon, who according to one lawyer's accusations, has a “God complex.”
Surgery March 15, 2019 'Dr. Pimple Popper' removes patient's massive growth that smelled 'like 10 dead rats' A patient who nick-named the massive three-pound growth on his shoulder “Chip” said that over the last 10 years it had started “smelling like rotten deer head” before starting to resemble the odor of “10 dead rats.”
VISION AND HEARING March 7, 2019 Florida woman receives prosthetic iris to repair damaged eye, says results are ‘life-changing’ A woman in South Florida has reportedly become one of the first in the country to receive a prosthetic iris to repair the one in her left eye that has been damaged since childhood.
Surgery March 7, 2019 Conjoined twins back in Bhutan after separation in Australia Two formerly conjoined Bhutanese twin girls arrived home Thursday after being separated in an operation in Australia, sparking joy when their family saw them walking independently.
Surgery March 4, 2019 Personal trainer injured in horror boating accident regains movement in partially paralyzed leg Nearly six years after a boating accident left 31-year-old Danielle Crease with severe injuries including a partially paralyzed leg, the personal trainer is regaining movement and strength in her limb thanks to a revolutionary medical procedure.
Surgery February 28, 2019 Tooth pulled from inside man's nose after losing sense of smell A curious case of a man’s seemingly typical nasal symptoms landed in a medical journal after doctors discovered that a tooth growing in his nose was the actual culprit.
Olympics February 27, 2019 Paralympian Amy Purdy recovering from surgery after revealing tough choice to risk leg or kidney Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy underwent surgery Monday after revealing that she had developed a massive blood clot in her leg, forcing her to choose between risking losing her limb or possibly endangering her donated kidney.
HEART HEALTH February 27, 2019 New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition A 25-year-old nurse on New York’s Long Island was fitted with a pacemaker earlier this month after she self-diagnosed her troubling symptoms following a hip injury.
Surgery February 25, 2019 Teen's foot attached backward to form new knee after cancer surgery A Canadian teen who underwent a radical amputation surgery that saw his foot reattached backward to his upper thigh to form a new knee joint is currently undergoing his 14th round of chemotherapy and looking forward to learning how to walk on a prosthetic limb.
Transplants February 18, 2019 Retired police officer is perfect kidney donor match for former beat partner A pair of retired police officers already bonded by the field will now be joined for life after one was found to be a perfect kidney donor match for the other, and delivered the good news with a clever homemade card.