Surgery

Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy

In a NYT op-ed she said she had the procedure because she is genetically predisposed to breast cancer

Associated Press, Associated Press Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:00 AM UTC
4 From the Wires, Angelina Jolie

I swore I'd never be one of those vain women, but pregnancy wrecked my body. Now I wonder: Was it a mistake?

Pearl Murphy Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 51
Life Body Wars, plastic surgery

An ophthalmologist posits that the composer suffered from secondary glaucoma following a botched eye operation

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard

After surgery, I shed 250 pounds, but I'm torn between accepting my body and getting more operations to "fix" it

Rebecca Golden Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 18
Life Body Issues, Body Wars

Detaching Allison and Amelia was a seven hour operation conducted by a 40-person medical team

By Joann Loviglio, Associated Press Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:45 PM UTC
Life From the Wires, Health, Surgery

These very deserving people need your help

Cary Tennis Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Life Medicine, Surgery

As a surgeon, I take pride in my surgical work. But even the most careful doctors have painful lessons to learn

Alan Kaplan Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 13
Life Medicine, Life stories, hospitals

Women are supposed to dread the surgery and embrace the beauty of natural birth. Are you kidding me?

Paige Parker Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 43
Life Surgery, Childbirth

New research shows that weight-loss surgery can substantially reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes. Is it worth it?

Kevin Charles Redman, Pacific Standard Magazine Monday, Sep 24, 2012 10:08 PM UTC
Life Obesity, Alzheimer's Disease