How the psychology of a $4.99 price tag might influence who undergoes heart surgery
The older you get, the likelier it is that an operation’s risks outweigh the benefits. Yet to arbitrarily — and perhaps, unknowingly — fixate on the threshold at which patients pass from their 70s into their 80s seems like an…
Jimmy Carter released from hospital after surgery
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after recovering from surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from a fall.
U.S. halts sales of pelvic mesh tied to injuries in women
The Food and Drug Administration ordered the two remaining makers of the mesh to stop selling it immediately, saying the companies failed to show the mesh is safe for long-term use. The FDA action does not apply to surgical mesh…
A child lost a sixth of his brain, then made an amazing comeback
A child's major brain surgery could have sacrificed key skills, including the ability to recognize faces. Instead his brain shifted the jobs elsewhere.
As the founder and director of Operation Airway, a nonprofit that treats kids with breathing problems, I have led teams of surgeons and other medical professionals on missions across the world for the past decade. Our team,…
The time of day of your surgery could have long-term impacts on your health.
Researchers at Harvard University have invented super sticky, medical adhesives inspired by slug mucus.
Searching for solutions to back pain can lead sufferers into an expensive and sometimes dangerous maze of ineffectual treatments, procedures and pills, journalist and investigative reporter Cathryn Jakobson Ramin found.
When the dust settles this weekend, after inauguration celebrations and protests alike, many may complain of hoarse voices, but why?…
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