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  • July 2008

    • Boxer Diaz In Coma After Brain Surgery

      ESPN  |  Jul 18, 08 7:30 AM CDT

      Boxer Diaz In Coma After Brain Surgery

      (Newser) - Boxer Oscar Diaz remains in a coma after undergoing surgery to relieve swelling on his brain after he collapsed during a match, ESPN reports. Although his vital signs are good, Diaz is relying on a ventilator to breathe and his condition is "touch-and-go, very critical," said fight organizer Ron Katz. Diaz crumpled to the ground in his corner following the 10th round in his match against Delvin Rodriguez Wednesday night. More »

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      boxing  • coma  • brain surgery  • San Antonio  • welterweight

  • June 2008

    • Ted Kennedy to Undergo Brain Surgery Today

      CNN  |  Jun 2, 08 6:48 AM CDT

      Ted Kennedy to Undergo Brain Surgery Today

      (Newser) - Ted Kennedy will undergo brain surgery this morning at Duke University Medical Center to treat his malignant tumor, CNN reports. Afterwards, he will begin chemotherapy, but he doesn’t expect it to sideline him for long. “After completing treatment, I look forward to returning to the United States Senate and to doing everything I can to help elect Barack Obama as our next president,” the senator said in a statement. More »

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      Ted Kennedy  • neurology  • tumor  • Edward Kennedy  • brain surgery

  • February 2008

    • Billy Graham Stable After Brain Surgery

      Associated Press  |  Feb 14, 08 8:51 AM CST

      Billy Graham Stable After Brain Surgery

      (Newser) - Evangelist Billy Graham was alert following brain surgery yesterday to replace a tube that helps drain excess fluid from his head, his doctor told AP. "He was bright and alert and conscious immediately after surgery and called me by name," said the surgeon. The hospital lists the 89-year-old in fair condition. More »

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      evangelicals  • brain surgery  • Billy Graham

  • November 2007

    • Hospital Fined for Year's Third Botched Brain Surgery

      Providence Journal  |  Nov 27, 07 5:57 AM CST

      Hospital Fined for Year's Third Botched Brain Surgery

      (Newser) - State health officials fined Rhode Island Hospital yesterday and ordered it to change procedures after a surgeon began operating on the wrong side of a woman's head, the Providence Journal reports. A patient died after a similar incident four months ago. Yesterday's incident is the third botched neurosurgical procedure this year at the hospital and the fourth in six years, the Journal notes. More »

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      doctor  • surgery  • brain  • patients  • medical malpractice  • Rhode Island  • brain surgery

  • September 2007

    • Two Docs' Heads Are Better Than 1

      CNN  |  Sep 7, 07 1:56 PM CDT

      Two Docs' Heads Are Better Than 1

      (Newser) - When diagnosis is difficult, the procedure is risky, or less-invasive alternatives are available, a second opinion is essential. CNN lists five diagnoses that should send up red flags: Heart-bypass surgery: Alternatives may be better for some patients. Hysterectomy: The uterus isn't always the problem, and when it is, less dramatic alternatives are available. More »

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      list  • health  • doctor  • surgery  • treatment  • diagnosis  • brain surgery

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