September 26, 2018 Man who lost hand in sausage-making ordeal cut off own arm A North Dakota man who lost a hand while making sausage says he was forced to cut off his arm above the wrist with a butcher knife when it became stuck in an electric meat mixer.
September 25, 2018 Pills for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed, study says A new study says surgery isn't always needed for appendicitis and that antibiotics instead can often do the trick.
September 24, 2018 Girl, 10, gets safety pin stuck up nose A 10-year-old girl needed surgery after getting a safety pin wedged up her nose.
September 11, 2018 Missouri boy, 10, survives being impaled in the face by a metal meat skewer A Missouri father said his 10-year-old son is lucky to be alive after the child was impaled by a 12-inch metal meat skewer when he fell from a tree house.
September 11, 2018 Can you negotiate the price of surgery? When Larry Nolan decided to fix his deviated septum — so askew that his nose was visibly crooked and airflow was almost nonexistent — he knew he needed to find a skilled plastic surgeon.
September 11, 2018 Woman has 61-pound mass removed from uterus A patient in Singapore is reported to be in good health after doctors removed a 61-pound uterine fibroid that was affecting her ability to breathe.
September 4, 2018 Tennessee family sues hospital after surgeon leaves needle in patient who later died: report A Tennessee man died roughly a month after a surgeon at Tristar Centennial hospital in Nashville allegedly left a needle inside of him after performing open heart surgery, a lawsuit filed by the man’s family claims.
September 4, 2018 Doctor finds spider spinning webs in patient's ear A doctor found a spider living inside a man’s ear - and even spinning webs to make itself at home.
September 4, 2018 Surgeon removed tear duct instead of tumor, patient claims A 50-year-old woman said she was left without a tear duct after her bungling surgeon removed it instead of the tumor she was suffering from.
August 27, 2018 Girl, 4, needs surgery after trampoline park accident, parents say A 4-year-old girl in Canada is the latest victim to suffer serious injuries while jumping around at a trampoline park.