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A California plastic surgeon accused of molesting dozens of patients, many while unconscious, has pleaded not guilty to 64 felony sex charges.
Serious safety issues continued to plague a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital even after major surgeries were suspended two years ago because of a spike in patient deaths, according to a federal report released Monday.
Since President Obama announced his pick for the nation’s Top Doc, Internet message boards have been atwitter with the observation that Dr. Regina Benjamin is fat.
Mr. President, thank you for the invitation. Thank you so much. Today, in the Rose Garden ceremony, you talked about the need to buck up. And it seems like it was a message to Congress. Are you concerned that your health care information — the message got derailed, a little bit ...
The second of two Kentucky widows has settled her federal lawsuit over surgical care they say killed their husbands at an Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital where major surgeries have been halted for nearly two years after a spike in patient deaths.
Medical device maker Medtronic paid about $850,000 over nearly 10 years to a former Army surgeon accused of forging signatures and falsifying data for a study touting the benefits of one of the company's implants.
An influential Republican Senator is investigating a former Walter Reed Medical Center surgeon who the Army says forged signatures and falsified data in a study touting the benefits of an implant from Medtronic.
An Oklahoma City surgeon who made headlines after he performed a risky operation in 2006 that left a Russian teen brain dead has agreed not to practice medicine while under investigation.
The plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother before she died has been sentenced to a year in jail for drunken driving.
The nation's first face transplant is a big risk not just for the severely disfigured woman who received it, but also for the surgeon who has made it the highlight of her career.
A widow whose husband died at a Veterans Affairs hospital under fire for substandard care has agreed to settle her lawsuit against the government for $975,000, her attorney said.
The head of the nation's Veterans Affairs system said Saturday it still could be months before inpatient surgeries resume at a southern Illinois hospital. But rehabbing the site's image after a surge in patient deaths last year may take far longer.
The U.S. government has asked a federal judge to throw out one of two lawsuits filed by Kentucky women who claim that surgical care at a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital killed their husbands.
The plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother before she died last fall has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
Two widows have sued the U.S. government over care they say killed their husbands at an Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital where surgeries were halted last year after a spike in patient deaths.
Minor outpatient surgeries will resume next month at a Veterans Affairs hospital in southern Illinois where operations were stopped after a spike in post-surgical deaths.
Substandard care at a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital may have contributed to 19 deaths over the past two years, a VA official said Monday as he apologized to affected families and pledged reform.
Substandard care at a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital may have contributed to 19 deaths over the past two years, a VA official said as he apologized to affected families and pledged reform.
The plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother before she died said his practice has been hard hit by bad publicity following her death.
Dr. Bryan Delage is a marathon runner and former world class biathlete, but National Guard officials worry that recruiting problems are forcing them to push his stamina beyond the limit.
A plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother the day before she died abruptly walked off CNN's "Larry King Live" during an interview Tuesday with the talk show host.
An arrest warrant was issued, then thrown out Friday for the plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother in a case unrelated to her death last week.
Veterans Affairs officials, on the defensive over several deaths connected to one former VA doctor, told a Senate panel Tuesday that three other surgeons at the Illinois hospital where he worked were recently placed on leave.
Illinois medical regulators on Wednesday indefinitely suspended the license of a surgeon under scrutiny in a string of deaths at a Veterans Affairs hospital in southern Illinois.
Bob Shank was in good spirits as he awaited gallstone-removal surgery at a veterans hospital in August, laughing as he handed his wife his false teeth for safekeeping.
The Future of Surgery with Robosurgeons - Robotic Surgeons Take OverOnce considered oddities, multiarmed tools are becoming mainstays of hospital operating rooms.
Estonian Surgeon Tosses Boy's Passport Into Wastebasket for Speaking Russian at Hospital The administration of a local hospital in the Estonian town of Kokhtla-Jarve fired an orthopedic surgeon who tossed the passport of a Russian citizen into a wastebasket just because the patient did not speak Estonian, RIA Novosti news agency reports.
Subtitle: Wait! You Mean They Were Scripted? And Serious?
Rolle dreams big, works even harderMyron Rolle came to the right place to turn his oversized dreams into reality.
Blundering surgeon removes girl's nipple instead of wartA teenage girl is suing surgeons after they removed one of her nipples instead of a wart.
14-Year-Old 'Surgeon' Finds New Surgical Stitching Technique for HysterectomiesA Jacksonville researcher has developed a way of sewing up patients after hysterectomies that stands to reduce the risk of complications and simplify the tricky procedure for less-seasoned surgeons. Oh, and he's 14 years old.... See more irresistible headlines
Horrific Crimes Against Children Takes Toll On Towns PoliceNeighbors charged with shackling and torturing a teenager in a Tracy home. A substitute teacher accused of molesting upward of 15 students. A surgeon arrested for the alleged sexual abuse of dozens of patients.
Once a migrant worker, today he's a brain surgeonTwo decades ago, Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa used his hands to pick vegetables for $22 a day; now he's one of the world's best brain surgeons. TODAY's Bob Dotson reports on how a laborer went from a California field to a lab at Johns Hopkins Medical Center.
Your right footHOW SMART IS YOUR RIGHT FOOT? This is hysterical. You have to try this. It is absolutely true. I guess there are some things that the brain cannot handle. HOW SMART IS YOUR RIGHT FOOT?
Maryland Surgeons Remove Donated Kidney Through VaginaSurgeons removed a woman's kidney through her vagina so she could give it to her ailing niece, an unusual operation they hope will encourage others to donate because it reduces pain, scarring and recovery time.
A Microscopic Tool Inspired by the Human HandUsing the human hand as a model, scientists at Johns Hopkins University and its medical school have developed a microscopic tool that might one day be used inside the body.
Gaza wounded dying because ambulances can't reach them: Red CrossPeople wounded in fighting in the Gaza Strip are dying because ambulances cannot reach them, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Monday.
Local surgeon sets record with uterus removalHe didn't eat the most hot dogs in one sitting, nor was he born with the world's longest legs. Instead, Dr. Richard Demir of South Barrington recently set the Guinness World Record for removing the largest uterus ever laparoscopically.
Gruesome Army Surgeon's Textbook Shows How Far Military Medicine Has ComeThe pictures show shredded limbs, burned faces, profusely bleeding wounds. The subjects are mostly American G.I.'s, but they include Iraqis and Afghans, some of them young children.
A beacon of hope for unwanted lighthousesThere are about 200 lighthouses for sale all around the country and, ironically, people are paying big bucks for lighthouses few wanted for free. TODAY's Bob Dotson reports on the people buying and living in these historic landmarks.
A beacon of hope for unwanted lighthousesThere are about two hundred lighthouses for sale all around the country and, ironically, people are paying big bucks for lighthouses few wanted for free. TODAY's Bob Dotson reports on the people buying and living in these historic landmarks.
Migrant worker becomes brain surgeonTwo decades ago, Dr. Alfredo Qui�ones-Hinojosa used his hands to pick vegetables for $22-dollars a day, now he's one of the best brain surgeons in the world.
What's a penis worth? $795,000, court rulesA court has ordered a Romanian surgeon to pay $795,000 in compensation to a patient whose penis he accidentally severed during an operation.
Doc does brain surgery with DIY drill.A Brain surgeon has used a $65 cordless drill to remove a tumour from a fully conscious woman in an incredible op - all caught on film.
Revealed: Army surgeon actually a woman The mystery of the pioneering British Army surgeon who successfully fooled Victorian society into thinking she was a man throughout her extraordinary life has finally been solved.
Prominent Plastic Surgeon Faces Drunken Driving ChargeFISHERS, Ind. -- A prominent central Indiana plastic surgeon faces a drunken driving charge after a weekend arrest. Fishers police arrested Dr. W. Gregory Chernoff early Saturday morning after a report of suspicious activity.
Combat surgeon's emails describe fight for lives in Iraq"I suspect Iraq has run out of post-Saddam supporters and religious zealots. They are visiting Allah. No society has an endless supply of people like that anyway, political pundits notwithstanding. I see IEDs (improvised explosive devices) but no suicide bombers.
Surgeon for Kanye West's mother walks out of live interview with Larry King (video)Surgeon for Kanye West's mother walks out of interview
Man stays awake during brain surgeryJohn James said it was a strange experience to hear the doctors and nurses talking to each other as he lay on the operating table with a 1.5-centimetre (half-an-inch) hole in his head.
Surgeon 'hastened man's death' to harvest his kidneys for transplant A doctor has been charged with deliberately hastening the death of a disabled man so that he could harvest his kidneys for another patient, in the first case of its kind in America.
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