November 22, 2019 Woman has 33-pound mass removed from abdomen after shunning doctors for 20 years: report The woman had reportedly shunned doctors for 20 years while the mass grew.
November 21, 2019 More than 1,000 Indiana hospital patients possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis after sterilization failure A sterilization technician at a northern Indiana hospital failed to properly disinfect surgical tools, possibly affecting some 1,200 patients who underwent surgery at the facility in recent months, the hospital said this week.
November 20, 2019 Utah girl, 5, punctures throat after falling while brushing teeth Her dad said he told her to stop bouncing around while brushing her teeth but she would up falling.
November 19, 2019 Bride-to-be wakes from surgery to find legs amputated, wishes to walk down aisle at wedding She remains hospitalized, but said she would like to one day walk down the aisle toward her groom.
November 19, 2019 Woman drops 500 pounds after losing tongue to cancer: 'I'm alive for the very first time in my life' Jen Costa said that without the dire diagnosis, she would have continued gorging on take out food.
November 17, 2019 Stents, bypass surgery offer only limited benefits for millions with heart disease, study finds Stents and coronary artery bypass surgery are no more effective than intensive drug treatment and better health habits in preventing millions of Americans from heart attacks and death, a large study found, shedding new light on a major controversy in cardiology.
November 14, 2019 South Dakota doctor made millions of dollars performing unnecessary surgeries, feds say A South Dakota neurosurgeon made millions by performing unnecessary and invasive surgeries in order to profit from medical devices in which he had financial interest.
November 14, 2019 Mom told cancer would 'eat away at your nose' without urgent treatment She said that while her confidence is shattered, she felt the need to speak out in order to warn others.
November 13, 2019 New Jersey man has tumor size of his head removed from neck Wingert said that several doctors had been hesitant to operate because of the risks associated with the tumor that size.
November 11, 2019 Seattle Children's shuts down 11 operating rooms over mold concerns The move comes several months after a mold infestation left at least one person dead and give others sickened.
