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(Newser) - Barbara Bush has been treated for a perforated ulcer and will likely remain in a Houston hospital through Thanksgiving, the Houston Chronicle reports. The former First Lady had been experiencing abdominal pain for a few days and was driven to the hospital last night by her husband. First Lady... More »

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surgery • Barbara Bush • Laura Bush • Houston • George HW Bush • hospitalization • George W. Bush • perforated ulcer • abdominal pain

 Mom Gets 
 Trachea 
 Grown From 
 Own Stem Cells 

Organ grown with patient's stem cells

Nov 19, 08 4:49 AM CST
(Newser) - In a frontier-busting surgery, transplant doctors have given a young woman a trachea developed in a lab using the patient's own stem cells. Stem cells from the patient's trachea and bone marrow were used to create a new rejection-proof organ in the surgery, performed in Spain in June, reports the... More »

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surgery • stem cells • bone marrow • transplant • University of Bristol • collagen • trachea • Claudia Castillo • University of Padua • Polytechnic of Milan • Paolo Macchiarini • Hospital Clínic of Barcelona

 First Ovary Transplant 
 Mom Gives Birth 


New mother hopes 'little miracle' will give hope to women worldwide

Nov 15, 08 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The first woman ever to become pregnant after an ovary transplant has given birth to a healthy baby girl, the Daily Mail reports. The formerly infertile London woman described the newborn as her "little miracle," made possible by groundbreaking surgery and an ovary donation from her twin sister.... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • surgery • transplant • birth • infertility

Infertile Woman to Give Birth After Transplant

Twin sister donated ovary in first-of-its-kind procedure

Nov 10, 08 1:09 PM CST
(Newser) - A formerly infertile London woman will give birth this week, the Daily Mail reports, thanks to an ovary transplant from her twin sister. The 38-year-old was declared infertile at age 15 and underwent menopause as a teenager, but became pregnant soon after the first-of-its-kind surgery. The discovery could help... More »

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pregnancy • medical breakthrough • fertility • surgery • infertility

 Merle Haggard Recovering
From Lung Cancer Surgery

Country legend loses portion of lung

Nov 10, 08 4:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Country crooner Merle Haggard is recovering at home in California after undergoing surgery for lung cancer last week, Reuters reports. The 71-year-old singer was recently diagnosed with a slow-spreading form of the cancer, which tests show was completely removed in the surgery. "I'm feeling better and better each day,... More »

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surgery • lung cancer • recovery • Merle Haggard

 Smog Bad for
 Your Appendix: Study 

Researchers saw more cases of appendicitis on days with poor air quality

Oct 6, 08 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pollution may boost your chances of getting appendicitis, the BBC reports. A Canadian study suggests that human tissue—such as the appendix—gets more inflamed on days when the ozone level is high; patients were 15% more likely to be hospitalized on bad-air days, researchers found. Infections can cause appendicitis—... More »

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pollution • surgery • smog • ozone • air pollution • appendicitis

Ray Shoots Down Throat Cancer Story

Celeb chef admits to surgery but says it's
for benign cyst

Oct 3, 08 11:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rachael Ray denied a throat cancer rumor today but admitted she is having surgery, OK! reports. "Rachael is the picture of health. She is having very minor surgery to remove a benign cyst on her vocal cord," a rep says. The National Enquirer ran a story that... More »

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cancer • surgery • Rachael Ray • cyst

Need Your Gall Bladder Taken Out? Say 'Ahhh'

Controversial surgeries avoid scars by using existing orifices

Sep 21, 08 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new surgery technique aims to send patients home without a scar —but you might have to put your gall bladder where your mouth is to do it. The Washington Post takes a look at surgeons who operate purely through existing bodily openings, largely the aforementioned gall bladder being... More »

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health care • medical breakthrough • surgery

(Newser) - The precise application of electricity to certain areas of the brain—the same principles a pacemaker uses for the heart—is showing promise for people with an array of illnesses such as Parkinson's, severe depression, epilepsy, and Alzheimer's, the Chicago Tribune reports. The treatment, called deep brain stimulation, remains in... More »

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medicine • depression • surgery • neuroscience • neurology • therapy • deep brain stimulation

Swimmer Torres Set for Shoulder Surgery

41-year-old won three silvers in pain during Beijing Olympics

Aug 27, 08 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dara Torres will finally get some relief after swimming to three silver medals with a damaged shoulder, CNN reports. The 41-year-old is scheduled today for a surgery she put off before the Olympics. Torres went to Beijing armed with anti-inflammatories, but started having intense pain while there. She plans to... More »

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surgery • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • arthritis • Dara Torres

Wii Want to ... Train Surgeons

Doctors at Arizona seeing benefits
from time spent with Nintendo console

Aug 8, 08 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nintendo’s popular Wii console is finding new uses in the hands of surgeons. The Guardian takes a look at an Arizona hospital that's making use of the Wii’s precise, motion-sensitive controller to hone motor skills for more serious applications. In a program for doctors being trained to do... More »

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surgery • Nintendo • video game console • Wii

 Freeman in 'Good Spirits'


Aug 5, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Morgan Freeman “has a broken arm, broken elbow, and minor shoulder damage but he is in good spirits," his publicist told People. The actor underwent successful surgery to correct the damage from a car accident Sunday night in Mississippi, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. "He's worried about his... More »

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Morgan Freeman • surgery • car accident • celebrity • Tennessee • Mississippi • actor • hospitalization

German Farmer Gets
Double Arm Transplant

German 'doing well' after historical surgery

Aug 3, 08 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the first operation of its kind, doctors have performed a double arm transplant on a German farmer, CNN reports. The 54-year-old man lost both arms in a farming accident 6 years ago. His condition is "very good under the circumstances," said a statement from the Munich hospital... More »

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Germany • surgery • transplant • amputees

 A Medical Frontier:
 100-Year-Olds In Surgery 

Doctors disagree on whether to operate on the 'late elderly'

Jul 18, 08 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Life expectancy in the United States keeps rising: more than 90,000 Americans have celebrated a 100th birthday, and experts foresee more than 1 million centenarians by 2050. As lifespans have grown, so too have medical efforts to treat the very old, from hip replacements to chemotherapy. But as the... More »

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health care • elderly • surgery • aging • heart surgery • geriatric medicine • centenarians

 Olympic Swimmer Has Cancer 

US breaststroker Shanteau putting off testicular surgery until after Beijing

Jul 11, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - US Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau has testicular cancer, he tells the AP, but will put off surgery to compete in next month's Beijing Games. Shanteau, 24, unexpectedly locked in the 200-meter breaststroke July 3—just days after he was given the diagnosis. "I made the team, so I had... More »

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cancer • surgery • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • recovery • Lance Armstrong • testicular cancer • Eric Shanteau

 Hospital Owns Up
 to Wrong-Side
 Surgery 

Experienced doc makes rookie mistake

Jul 4, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An experienced surgeon cut into the wrong side of his patient this week at a Boston hospital that has, coincidentally, been leading the crusade against medical mistakes. The hospital told its entire staff about the blunder, the fifth such wrong-side surgery Massachusetts has seen this year, the Boston Globe reports.... More »

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surgery • medical errors • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Surgery Cuts Down Obesity Without a Knife

First-of-its-kind trial a success in Boston

Jun 28, 08 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Boston hospital has successfully performed a first-of-its-kind obesity surgery that doesn’t require a scalpel. The promising treatment involves passing a tube through the patient’s throat, which bypasses the need to cut the patient—and reduces the risk of infections, bleeding, and scarring. “This is less invasive,... More »

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obesity • medical breakthrough • surgery • gastric banding surgery

 Knee Surgery to End
 Tiger's Season 

Suffered a stress fracture before Open

Jun 18, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(AP) - Tiger Woods will miss the rest of the season because of surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee, AP reports—an injury he has dealt with the last 10 months despite winning nine of 12 tournaments. Woods said on his website today he suffered a double stress... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • surgery • US Open • knee injury • US Open Golf

Baby Born 'Again' After Tumor Operation

Doctors perform surgery in after 4 months of pregnancy

Jun 7, 08 7:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas baby is faring well after doctors pulled her from the womb, cut off a tumor, and put her back in to be born 4 weeks ago, CBS News reports. Doctors noticed Macie McCartney's tumor 4 months into pregnancy and identified it as fatal—so they pulled out her... More »

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surgery • baby • womb • tumor • prenatal care

China to Reverse Sterilization for Quake Parents

Couples who abided by one-child policy can get free surgery

Jun 6, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - China will send medical teams to areas hit by last month’s earthquake to reverse sterilization procedures for couples who want to have another child, Xinhua reports. The Sichuan family planning agency is providing free surgery and counseling to couples who were once sterilized in accordance with the nation's one-child... More »

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China • reproductive rights • surgery • reproduction • family • quake • one child policy • China earthquake

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