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The first child ever to get a bilateral hand transplant has been released from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, last Wednesday.
Ariel Winter has grown up in the media, starring in the critically acclaimed hit television show, "Modern Family," from age 11 to 17. The child actress recently revealed to Glamour Magazine why she underwent breast reduction surgery at such an early age.
A Chinese worker spent a month with his hand grafted onto his foot, after a work accident tore it off.
The Patriots came from behind to win over the Browns, 27-26 but loses tight end Rob Gronkowski for the year due to injuries.
A new study suggests some who get weight loss surgery also receive anti-aging benefits as well.
The 22-year-old Russian woman, Kristina Rei, has undergone a hundred plastic surgeries to become the woman with the world’s biggest lips.
Doctors might soon have another new, powerful weapon to help in the fight against cancer, in the form of a surgical knife that can instantly tell whether surgeons are cutting cancerous or healthy tissue.
Doctors at a British hospital are being sued by testicular cancer patient who claims the doctors botched his surgery and removed his healthy testicle.
Olympic ski racing champ Lindsey Vonn tore two ligaments in her right knee and broke a bone in her lower leg after loosing control during a run at the Alpine World Championship yesterday, the Associate Press reports, adding that Vonn plans on having reconstructive surgery next week in Colorado and expects to be ready for the 2012 Winter Olympics.
Nothing makes a hospital patient more anxious than the thought of their surgeon performing the wrong operation, or waking up with a tool stitched inside their body, but John Hopkins University researchers estimate that 4,082 preventable "never events" occur during operations every year in the United States
New Lakers star cleared to practice in full scrimmages; won't be on court vs. Blazers Wednesday
