Surgery
British team perform new 'warm' liver transplants
Mar 15, 2013 20:39 EDT
British surgeons said they have performed successful liver transplants on two patients using a revolutionary technique which keeps the organ warm and functioning while outside the body.
US organ transplant patient dies of rabies
Mar 15, 2013 10:59 EDT
A person in the northeastern state of Maryland who recently died of rabies was found to have contracted the illness from an organ transplant done over a year ago, US health officials said Friday.
Successful Swann surgery boosts Ashes hopes
Mar 15, 2013 01:08 EDT
England off-spinner Graeme Swann faces up to two months' rehabilitation after surgery on his injured elbow, officials said on Friday, raising hopes he will be fit for this year's Ashes double-header.
Wallaby Pocock out for nine months after surgery
Mar 14, 2013 23:30 EDT
Wallaby David Pocock has been ruled out of rugby for nine months following knee surgery in a shattering blow for the key flanker and former Australian captain.
Berdych books Indian Wells semi-final berth
Mar 14, 2013 18:46 EDT
Sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych became the first player to reach the men's semi-finals at the Indian Wells Masters on Thursday, beating Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4.
New pope had part of lung removed: Vatican
Mar 14, 2013 11:25 EDT
Pope Francis had part of a lung removed "many, many years ago", the Vatican said Thursday after the 76-year-old's historic election.
Man indicted in crash death of couple, unborn child
Mar 13, 2013 15:44 EDT
A drunk driver who killed a young couple on their way to a hospital to give birth -- and whose baby died the next day -- was indicted Wednesday for fleeing the scene, a prosecutor said.
New drug said to reduce heart damage during surgery
Mar 11, 2013 16:33 EDT
A single dose of an experimental anti-inflammatory treatment reduces heart muscle damage during an angioplasty operation to open blocked arteries, a study found Sunday.
Tunisia MP stirs row after female circumcision remarks
Mar 11, 2013 10:17 EDT
Lawmakers from Tunisia's secular opposition Monday denounced remarks attributed to an MP from the Islamist Ennahda party that female circumcisions in Africa are carried out for "aesthetic" reasons.
Spanish king leaves hospital after surgery
Mar 09, 2013 13:54 EST
Spain's 75-year-old King Juan Carlos left hospital Saturday, nearly a week after undergoing lower back surgery, his seventh operation in three years.
New York car crash 'miracle baby' dies
Mar 04, 2013 11:48 EST
A New York baby who was safely delivered after a car accident that killed his parents has also died, police said Monday.
Knicks lose Wallace for two months to broken foot
Feb 27, 2013 21:14 EST
New York Knicks forward Rasheed Wallace will need surgery to repair a broken left foot and doctors expect him to miss the next eight weeks of the NBA season, according to the team.
French photographer dies after Syria shelling: ministry
Feb 24, 2013 12:46 EST
French freelance photographer Olivier Voisin, who was seriously wounded in Syria on Thursday, has died of his wounds after surgery in Turkey, the foreign ministry said.
French photographer dies after Syria shelling
Feb 24, 2013 10:49 EST
French freelance photographer Olivier Voisin, who was seriously wounded in Syria on Thursday, has died of his wounds after surgery in Turkey, the foreign ministry said.
Lifelike ears created with 3D printing
Feb 21, 2013 04:08 EST
Researchers have engineered artificial human ears that look and act like the real thing thanks to 3D printing, giving hope to patients missing all or part of their ears.
Heart surgeon reluctant to leave Sudan for Oscars
Feb 21, 2013 03:37 EST
Italian heart surgeon Gino Strada would really rather not be in Los Angeles for Sunday's Academy Awards, where a documentary about the life-saving work he does in Sudan is up for an Oscar.
Lifelike ears created with 3D printing
Feb 20, 2013 22:27 EST
Researchers have engineered artificial human ears that look and act like the real thing thanks to 3D printing, giving hope to patients missing all or part of their ears.
Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra serious but stable
Feb 18, 2013 17:53 EST
Rachel Alexandra, the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness when she won the US Triple Crown race in 2009, was in serious but stable condition on Monday at an equine hospital.
'He's back!' Chavez in Venezuela after cancer surgery
Feb 18, 2013 14:48 EST
President Hugo Chavez surprised and in many cases delighted Venezuelans by returning home Monday, albeit to an uncertain future, ending a more than two-month absence in Cuba for cancer treatment.
Chavez back in Venezuela after cancer surgery
Feb 18, 2013 09:22 EST
President Hugo Chavez shocked and delighted Venezuelans by returning home Monday after spending more than two months in Cuba for cancer surgery and treatment.
