November 11, 2016 Man gets chopstick lodged in penis A man who was too shy to approach a doctor about blood in his urine attempted to identify the cause of his illness at home by inserting a stainless-steel chopstick into his penis.
November 10, 2016 Don't trust everything you read about neck lifts online People scouring the internet for good information on neck lifts may want to talk to a doctor instead, a small study suggests.
November 9, 2016 Age may not affect breast reconstruction complications Despite concerns, older women don't have more complications with breast reconstruction procedures than younger women, a new U.S. study suggests.
November 9, 2016 Second opinions not likely to change prostate cancer treatment Though many men diagnosed with prostate cancer seek a second opinion before beginning treatment, second opinions are unlikely to change their treatment decisions, according to a U.S. study.
November 7, 2016 Young brains and anesthesia: Big study suggests minimal risks Anesthesia during early childhood surgery poses little risk for intelligence and academics later on, the largest study of its kind suggests.
November 7, 2016 Adding music to pain meds may reduce pain As a complement to traditional pain relief tools like medication, listening to music may lessen acute or chronic pain related to cancer and other conditions, according to a new review.
November 4, 2016 Trauma burden and services not equally distributed across US The more surgical trauma centers there are in an area, the lower death rates tend to be, according to a study that finds the density of trauma centers varies widely by state.
November 4, 2016 Weight loss surgery may reduce risk of developing gout Obese people who have weight loss surgeries like gastric bypass are much less likely than those who don't have surgery to develop gout, a painful type of arthritis, according to a Swedish study.
November 3, 2016 WHO advises proper washing, no shaving in fight against hospital superbugs Patients going for surgery should bathe or shower beforehand but their surgical site should not be shaved, and antibiotics should be used to prevent infections before and during surgery, but not afterwards, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
November 3, 2016 A unique treatment for breast cancer: laser surgery In 2016 almost 300,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Treatments for women vary from case to case, but Dr. Vincent Ansanelli, a surgeon in Long Island, New York offers an option many may not know about, laser breast cancer surgery
