Swedish scientists believe that they’ve perfected a method to transplant a mother’s uterus into her daughter’s body and hope to have the procedure underway as early as next spring.
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Good news for Medicare patients undergoing complex surgical procedures! A new study reveals that the survival rate for those on Medicare undergoing one of eight high-risk operations has risen dramatically!
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When a celebrity dies as the result of a seemingly preventable accident, it makes the loss feel all the more tragic. After a tireless—and, admittedly, morbid—search, I discovered a number of such deaths.
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In a surprising turn events surgeons across the land (renowned for their way with words and senses of humor) have ousted Dr. Lazar Greenfield from his position as editor in chief of Surgery News and president-elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) after a semen joke gone wrong.
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Whatever the cause -- obsession with celebrity beauty, economic difficulties, mental illness -- some people have found the need to bypass medical professionals and perform complicated surgical procedures on themselves, almost always with bad consequences. Consider these your cautionary tales...
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