
“Mini-ssippi Appendectomy”September 4, 2019 |
Our Marielle S Gross, MD, MBE writes about the routine practice of coercive subtotal sterilization during surgical management of ectopic pregnancy
Quick ReadA novel twist on medical tourism to avoid the high cost of U.S. health care saves an employer money and even earns the patient a bonus
Quick ReadSurgeons in Baltimore have performed what’s thought to be the world’s first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV, a milestone for patients with the AIDS virus who need a new organ. If other donors with HIV come forward, it could free up space on the transplant waiting list for everyone
Quick ReadIn the small town of Jefferson, Georgia, about 20 miles from the University of Georgia in Athens, a 26-year-old physician named Crawford Williamson Long removed a tumor from the neck of a man named James Venable while Venable was anesthesized with ether. The date was March 30, 1842
Quick ReadThe operation is a daring one: To replace a failing heart valve, cardiologists insert a replacement through a patient’s groin and thread it all the way to the heart, maneuvering it into the site of the old valve
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This Is What It’s Like Waking Up During SurgeryMarch 12, 2019 |
General anaesthetic is supposed to make surgery painless. But now there’s evidence that one person in 20 may be awake when doctors think they’re under
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‘Overlapping Surgery’ Is Safe for Most Patients, But Not AllFebruary 27, 2019 |
Tens of millions of Americans undergo surgery each year. They expect their surgeon to be in the operating room for the entire procedure. That’s not always the case — the surgeon may have two operations scheduled at the same time
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