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Merle Haggard Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery

Country legend loses portion of lung

(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,...

Smog Bad for Your Appendix: Study

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

(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—...

Ray Shoots Down Throat Cancer Story
Ray Shoots Down Throat Cancer Story
Oct 3, 2008 11:27 PM CDT

Ray Shoots Down Throat Cancer Story

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

(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...

Need Your Gall Bladder Taken Out? Say 'Ahhh'

Controversial surgeries avoid scars by using existing orifices

(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...

Brain Pacemakers May Revolutionize Treatment

(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...

Swimmer Torres Set for Shoulder Surgery

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

(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...

Wii Want to ... Train Surgeons
Wii Want to ... Train Surgeons
Aug 8, 2008 4:34 PM CDT

Wii Want to ... Train Surgeons

Doctors at Arizona seeing benefits from time spent with Nintendo console

(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...

Freeman in 'Good Spirits'
 Freeman in 'Good Spirits'
Aug 5, 2008 10:01 AM CDT

Freeman in 'Good Spirits'

(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...

German Farmer Gets Double Arm Transplant

German 'doing well' after historical surgery

(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...

A Medical Frontier: 100-Year-Olds In Surgery

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

(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...

Olympic Swimmer Has Cancer
 Olympic Swimmer Has Cancer 
Jul 11, 2008 4:11 PM CDT

Olympic Swimmer Has Cancer

US breaststroker Shanteau putting off testicular surgery until after Beijing

(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...

Hospital Owns Up to Wrong-Side Surgery

Experienced doc makes rookie mistake

(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....

Surgery Cuts Down Obesity Without a Knife

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

(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,...

Knee Surgery to End Tiger's Season

Suffered a stress fracture before Open

(Newser) - 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...

Baby Born 'Again' After Tumor Operation

Doctors perform surgery in after 4 months of pregnancy

(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...

China to Reverse Sterilization for Quake Parents

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

(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...

'Recuperating Well,' Kennedy Is Up and About

Family time follows brain surgery for Mass. senator, 76

(Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy is "recuperating well" after yesterday's surgery on his brain tumor, the Boston Globe reports. The 76-year-old Democrat was "walking the hallways, spending time with family, and actively keeping up with the news of the day," his office said today, following yesterday's 3½-hour procedure...

Short Men Seek Surgical Stretching
Short Men
Seek Surgical Stretching
May 31, 2008 10:25 AM CDT

Short Men Seek Surgical Stretching

Bone-breaking procedure gaining takers, at $100K a pop

(Newser) - Short, and even not-so-short men who feel their height is holding them back in life are turning to surgery in growing numbers, Details reports. Clinics abroad offer cosmetic limb lengthening that can add a few inches of height, but the bill can top $100,000 and the procedure, which involves...

Beta Blockers 'Killing Patients'

Research uncovers dire effects of pre-surgery drug

(Newser) - Beta blockers routinely given to patients before surgery do far more harm than good, with patients 35% more likely to die within a month than those given a dummy pill, according to a study reported in the Lancet.  While the blood pressure drugs did cut the number of heart...

Bypass Surgery Shows Promise as Diabetes Fix

Variation on obesity procedure has led to remission

(Newser) - Intestinal bypass surgery—a variation on the gastric surgery used to combat obesity—is showing surprising and promising results in treating diabetes, the Washington Post reports. Cutting out some of the intestine but sparing the stomach, the procedure is  producing full remission in a high percentage of cases, allowing patients...

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