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No, You Shouldn't Get Plastic Surgery Advice from YouTube
By Catie Keck published
An old adage with a modern spin says that you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet. That especially goes for plastic surgery videos on YouTube.
Surgeons Remove 'Very Rare' 132-Pound Ovarian Tumor
By Sara G. Miller published
Connecticut surgeons recently removed a 132-lb. (60 kilograms) ovarian tumor from a woman's abdomen.
Surgeons Reattached This Girl's Leg Backward. No, It Wasn't a Mistake.
By Rachael Rettner published
To treat a 7-year-old's cancer, doctors performed an unusual surgery.
Doctors Perform World's First Full Penis-and-Scrotum Transplant
By Sara G. Miller published
Doctors at Johns Hopkins Medicine performed the world's first complete penis and scrotum transplant, the hospital announced today (April 23).
Organ Donations from Overdose Victims Save Thousands
By Mindy Weisberger published
Lives tragically claimed by the American opioid epidemic may benefit people desperately in need of organ transplants.
Does Anesthesia Cause Memory Problems in Adults?
By Tia Ghose published
Middle-age adults who had surgery showed greater declines in memory and executive function than similar people who did not have surgery.
Here's What Happens When You Leave Surgical Sponges in a Person's Body for Years
By Rachael Rettner published
Years after a C-section, doctors spotted a strange complication.
Why 'Girls' Actor Lena Dunham Needed a Hysterectomy at 31
By Rachael Rettner published
Actress Lena Dunham has revealed that she recently underwent a hysterectomy to treat crippling pain from endometriosis.
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