Beverly Bryan was confident on Aug. 21 as her husband headed to surgery to have his spleen removed at a Florida hospital. Bryan, a retired registered nurse, knew the procedure — a laparoscopic ...

Orthopedic surgeons are medical doctors who specialize in treating injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system and perform surgery on bones, joints and muscles. Becoming an orthopedic ...

“Shaw was an accomplished hand surgeon who was nationally recognized as the best in the field,” said Dr. James P. Higgins, chief of the Curtis National Hand Center. “Despite his incredible ...

Recovery from your gastric bypass surgery takes about three to six weeks. That said, your "real" recovery lasts a lifetime. This is because right after surgery you must adopt strict eating and ...

“I had to check if it was April 1st. I didn’t really believe it at first and it was a big shock.” ...

Mercado is a United States-trained orthopedic surgeon with 35 years of experience in hospital management. He replaced Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. “Mercado has been the vice chairman of the Mercado ...

Plastic surgeon Dr. David Pincus is facing a lawsuit accusing him of unauthorized procedures, sexual harassment, and malpractice, as alleged by his patients. A US plastic surgeon has been accused ...

Dr Chan, who was then head of the University of Singapore’s department of surgery, spent three hours on the operation to put the kidney into Ms Tan’s left side. Another team had removed the ...

New research shows that the concentration of microplastics in our bodies has grown as global plastic production has increased The study looked at brain, liver and kidney tissue from cadavers The ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Joel Le Scouarnec, 73, a once-respected surgeon who worked in regions across France, stands accused of assaulting or raping 299 people in a 25 ...

Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows. This appraisal of microplastics and ...

The star’s appearance has evolved since she burst onto the music scene, and fans have been curious about whether she’s ever had plastic surgery. Being “born this way” wasn’t easy for the ...