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  • February 2008

    • More Women Electing Extra Cancer Surgery

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Feb 5, 08 8:57 AM CST

      More Women Electing Extra Cancer Surgery

      More women are going to extremes after a breast cancer diagnosis, opting for double mastectomies instead of single ones or mere lumpectomies, the Washington Post reports. The number rose 150% over 5 years, despite evidence that less-invasive treatments are just as effective in saving lives. "I didn't want to be sitting around for the rest of my life waiting for the cancer to come back," said one 43-year-old nurse who opted for the more radical procedure. More »

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      breast cancer  • surgery  • mastectomy  • prophylactic mastectomy  • lumpectomy

  • January 2008

    • Surgery Kicks Type 2 Diabetes Better Than Dieting: Study

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 23, 08 8:35 AM CST

      Surgery Kicks Type 2 Diabetes Better Than Dieting: Study

      Surgery is better than dieting and exercise to help people suffering from type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Three of four patients—73%—who underwent "lap-banding" surgery lost 20% of their body weight and were in diabetic remission within two years, WebMD reports. That compares with a 13% remission rate for patients undergoing conventional therapy of diet, exercise, and drugs and who lost an average of 1.7% of their body weight. More »

    • Doctors Try Surgery Without Breaking Skin

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Jan 8, 08 6:19 PM CST

      Doctors Try Surgery Without Breaking Skin

      Doctors are trying a new surgical method that uses natural orifices to enter the body, leaves no scars, and lessens the chance of infection, the Boston Globe reports. It's called NOTES—natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery—and is being tested mostly on animals so far. Experts are already worried about the hidden dangers of the difficult, still-evolving method, which can remove a gallbladder or appendix through a patient's mouth. More »

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      surgery

    • New Tech Tracks Things Left Behind

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 2, 08 2:12 PM CST

      New Tech Tracks Things Left Behind

      Hospitals are turning to technology to cut down on incidents of doctors sewing up surgical patients with sponges and other items left inside, the Chicago Tribune reports. A bar-coding system to ensure what goes in comes back out is one solution; another involves tagging items with chips that allow them to be detected with a radio-frequency wand. More »

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      surgery  • hospitals  • Medicare  • malpractice

  • December 2007

    • Girl Born With 8 Limbs Gets to Go Home

      newser  |  BBC  |  Dec 15, 07 3:35 PM CST

      Girl Born With 8 Limbs Gets to Go Home

      The 2-year-old girl whose extra limbs were removed in a marathon surgery left a Bangalore hospital today for home. Doctors say Lakshmi Tata, born with four arms and four legs from a conjoined twin, will recover, but they cautioned she will need more surgery, BBC reports. "Lakshmi is normal, eating well and in good spirits," said one surgeon. More »

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      India  • surgery  • conjoined twins  • Bangalore  • Lakshmi Tatma

    • Virtual Surgery Coming Soon?

      newser  |  Scientific American  |  Dec 8, 07 6:39 AM CST

      Virtual Surgery Coming Soon?

      Within five years, surgeons may be able to create 3D virtual models of patients' bodies in order to practice surgeries ahead of time. While current virtual surgery lags far behind the realism of, say, combat video games, a UCLA assistant math professor believes this could change soon, reports Scientific American . High costs could delay adoption in hospitals, however. More »

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      medicine  • surgery  • MRI  • CT scans  • virtual imaging

  • November 2007

    • Hospital Fined for Year's Third Botched Brain Surgery

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

      Hospital Fined for Year's Third Botched Brain Surgery

      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

    • Lakshmi Makes First Post-Op Appearance

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 13, 07 2:58 PM CST

      Lakshmi Makes First Post-Op Appearance

      Nearly a week after the marathon surgery to remove her two extra arms and legs, 2-year-old Lakshmi Tatma made her first public appearance today, the AP reports. The girl appeared healthy and alert before the Indian media, although her legs are in casts and doctors say she will need additional treatment, and possibly more surgery, for clubbed feet. More »

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      India  • surgery  • conjoined twins  • Lakshmi

    • Girl Born With 8 Limbs Awake and Smiling

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 9, 07 4:16 PM CST

      Girl Born With 8 Limbs Awake and Smiling

      Two days after surgery to remove her extra arms, legs, and organs, 2-year old Lakshmi regained consciousness in a Bangalore hospital today and gave the first tentative signs that she's on her way to recovery. She even smiled at her parents and wiggled her toes, the AP reports. Doctors took her off a respirator and say they will keep close watch for at least another 24 hours. More »

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      India  • surgery  • conjoined twins  • Bangalore  • Lakshmi

    • 8-Limbed Girl's Surgery a Success

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 7, 07 6:37 AM CST

      8-Limbed Girl's Surgery a Success

      Doctors successfully completed an extremely complicated 27-hour surgery on an eight-limbed Indian toddler whose village reveres her as a goddess. Lakshmi Tatma, 2, was born entangled with an incompletely developed headless twin sister. "Beyond our expectations, the reconstruction worked wonderfully well," said one of the surgeons. Doctors removed Lakshmi's two extra arms and legs, as well as excess organs, and rebuilt her pelvis. More »

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      India  • surgery  • conjoined twins  • Bangalore

    • Indian Docs Try to Help Girl With 8 Limbs

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 6, 07 10:40 AM CST

      Indian Docs Try to Help Girl With 8 Limbs

      Doctors in India have begun marathon surgery on a 2-year-old girl who was born with four arms and four legs, the BBC reports. Lakshmi Tatma's extra limbs are from an incompletely developed conjoined twin; her condition has drawn worldwide attention. More than 30 surgeons will work in shifts on what could be a 40-hour operation. More »

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      India  • surgery  • conjoined twins  • Bangalore  • Lakshmi

  • October 2007

    • Acupuncture Reduces Post-Op Pain: Studies

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Oct 17, 07 10:38 AM CDT

      Acupuncture Reduces Post-Op Pain: Studies

      Acupuncture before or during surgery can reduce post-operative pain, researchers have found. Patients who received the nontraditional treatment reported less pain after various surgeries, needed less pain medication and suffered fewer side effects from the medication they took, according to 15 clinical studies reviewed by the team. "The use of acupuncture is still very under-appreciated," said the lead researcher. More »

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      medicine  • surgery  • painkiller  • alternative treatment  • acupuncture

  • September 2007

    • Knee Will Cost Oden Season

      newser  |  ESPN  |  Sep 13, 07 3:54 PM CDT

      Knee Will Cost Oden Season

      The top pick in the NBA draft will likely spend the 2007-08 season on the bench after exploratory surgery on Greg Oden's right knee revealed cartilage damage, ESPN.com reports. The Portland Trail Blazers' 7-footer will spend eight weeks off after surgeons fixed the problem today with microfracture surgery, but it could take a year for Oden to recover fully. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • Portland Trail Blazers  • surgery  • injury  • NBA draft  • Greg Oden

    • Chinese Woman 'Needled' for Being Female

      newser  |  BBC  |  Sep 9, 07 6:41 AM CDT

      Chinese Woman 'Needled' for Being Female

      Chinese doctors have found an astonishing 26 sewing needles embedded in the body of a woman which they believe were inserted when she was a baby by grandparents who wanted a grandson. Some of the needles have pierced vital organs, and a broken one lies in the woman's brain. The needles were discovered when the 31-year-old woman complained of blood in her urine, reports the BBC. More »

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      China  • women  • surgery  • grandparents  • needles  • Guangdong

    • Two Docs' Heads Are Better Than 1

      newser  |  CNN  |  Sep 7, 07 1:56 PM CDT

      Two Docs' Heads Are Better Than 1

      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

  • August 2007

    • Cancer Can Wait; Botox Doesn't

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Aug 29, 07 3:00 PM CDT

      Cancer Can Wait; Botox Doesn't

      Patients have a better chance of seeing their dermatologists if they want Botox than if they want a potentially cancerous mole examined, a new study finds. Researchers, posing as patients in a dozen cities, faced a typical wait of eight days for cosmetic procedures and 26 days to test a suspicious mole that could signal skin cancer. More »

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      cancer  • doctor  • surgery  • skin cancer  • cosmetic surgery  • melanoma  • Botox  • moles  • dermatology  • psoriasis

    • Weight-Loss Surgery Can End Diabetes

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 22, 07 10:52 AM CDT

      Weight-Loss Surgery Can End Diabetes

      Surgery that shrinks stomachs and reroutes intestines can make diabetes disappear—but some worry the procedure is the wrong one for the disease. More than three of four diabetics who undergo bariatric surgery are left with no symptoms, and can even live without insulin. But docs are concerned about complications like nutritional deficiency—and remission is possible in some cases, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      health  • obesity  • surgery  • diabetes  • insulin  • intestines

    • Site Sells Shares in Boob Jobs

      newser  |  Yahoo!  |  Aug 17, 07 2:51 PM CDT

      Site Sells Shares in Boob Jobs

      Web entrepreneur Jason Grunstra says his site is just a service connecting people with similar interests. The interest happens to be breasts, and the site connects those who like to look at them with those who'd like to have theirs enlarged. Women upload pictures of themselves, hoping to attract “benefactors” who will contribute to the cost of their implants, in exchange for a peek at the goods, Yahoo reports. More »

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      women  • Las Vegas  • prostitution  • surgery  • website  • pornography  • cosmetic surgery  • breast implants

    • Simple Technique Could Bypass Cardiac Arrest

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 17, 07 1:55 AM CDT

      Simple Technique Could Bypass Cardiac Arrest

      A simple technique temporarily restricting the arm's blood supply before heart bypass surgery significantly improves the chances of a full recovery—and could one day be used to prevent cardiac arrest, reports the Guardian . The technique uses cycles of arm compressions with cuffs to remotely restrict  blood flow to the heart. More »

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      heart disease  • surgery  • heart attack  • heart  • cardiac arrest

    • Breast Implants Linked to Triple Suicide Rate

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 8, 07 6:55 AM CDT

      Breast Implants Linked to Triple Suicide Rate

      Women with breast-enlarging implants have a suicide rate three times higher than average,  a new medical study has found. Deaths linked to mental problems, such as alcohol abuse, were also three times higher among women undergoing the increasingly popular cosmetic procedure, the Los Angeles Times reports . Suicides rose sharply after the first decade following surgery. More »

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      suicide  • depression  • surgery  • cosmetic surgery  • beauty  • breast implants  • suicide rate

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