Los Angeles (CNN) -- Zsa Zsa Gabor was undergoing treatment at a Los Angeles hospital Wednesday following a problem with her feeding tube, the latest in a series of ailments in the past year.
Gabor was taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon because the feeding tube inserted into her stomach...
Losing weight can help reduce the amount of pain experienced by obese people with knee osteoarthritis, researchers say.
The new study included 24 obese adults, aged 30 to 67, with knee osteoarthritis who underwent weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery). The patients' knees were assessed before...
A German porn star went into a coma and died after undergoing her sixth breast enlargement.
Carolin Berger, who used the stage name "Cora" in adult films, underwent the cosmetic surgery in an attempt to boost her popularity, the Daily Mail reported today.
The 23-year-old blond beauty was in a...
Doctors have removed bone fragments from U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' fractured eye socket.
The fragments were removed this weekend to relieve pressure, her neurosurgeon at University Medical Center, Dr. Michael Lemole, said at a news conference today. Doctors removed the bone chips and...
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The parents of a 13-year-old Lorain County girl thought it was a relatively minor procedure at the dentist's office, but it ended in their daughter's death.
Marissa Kingery...
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- Family and friends are searching for answers after their loved one died following plastic surgery.
According to 35-year-old Lidvian Zelaya's husband, Osvaldo Vargas, his wife died after she went to a plastic surgery center in Broward County, Monday...
ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Magic rookie center Daniel Orton is recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
The procedure was performed Thursday morning. Orton is not expected to begin practicing again until at least February.
The 6-foot-10, 255-pound center was the 29th overall pick in...
CINCINNATI – Terrell Owens had knee surgery Monday, ending his revival season with the Cincinnati Bengals.
The receiver tore cartilage in his left knee two weeks ago, but kept playing. He aggravated the injury while making a cut on the opening series of a 19-17 win over Cleveland on Sunday...
Yao Ming out for the season
HOUSTON, -- The Houston Rockets announced Friday that a stress fracture in the left ankle of Yao Ming would knock the seven-time all-star out for the rest of the season.
Yao has not played since Nov. 10 and was hoping to return this month. But his ankle did not...
Desperate parents can't afford surgery
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An Indiana infant who was denied a life-saving transplant surgery by Medicaid will now have his operation paid for.
MDwise, Inc. and AmeriHealth Mercy of Indiana announced Friday that...
Warriors' Lee undergoes elbow surgery
OAKLAND, Calif., -- Golden State Warriors forward David Lee is recovering from successful elbow surgery to remove an infection, the team said Saturday.
The 27-year-old was injured Wednesday during the Warriors' 122-117 victory in New York, sustaining a deep...
More tissue taken from breast tumor better
SUTTON COLDFIELD, England, -- Removing 2 millimeters of tissue around breast cancer tumors prevents the disease from recurring in 98 percent of patients, British researchers say.
Dr. Stephen Ward of Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield...
Robot-assisted prostate surgery effective
DETROIT, -- Nearly 87 percent of men who underwent robot-assisted prostate surgery had no recurrence of disease five years later, U.S. researchers found.
Study leader Dr. Mani Menon of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, a pioneer in minimally...
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Devils RW Rolston has surgery for sports hernia
NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey Devils right wing Brian Rolston has had surgery to repair a sports hernia.
The Devils say Rolston had the procedure done in Philadelphia on Thursday. He probably will be sidelined 4-6 weeks. The 16-year veteran was...
A 41-year-old man in China has been dubbed "Hippo Man" after a facial tumor grew so large it pushed his eyes to the side of his head, AOL News reported.
Fei Jianjun noticed a tiny, red bump on the tip of his nose last year, but he "didn’t pay much attention" to it at first, he said.
Fei’s...
Zsa Zsa Gabor faces hip surgery after fall
LOS ANGELES, Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband says a fall from her bed in Los Angeles left the 93-year-old actress with a broken hip Sunday.
Gabor was taken to UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles where she will undergo surgery sometime Sunday, Gabor's husband...
S. Williams cuts foot, to undergo surgery
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., U.S. tennis star Serena Williams said Saturday she will miss three upcoming events after cutting her foot on broken glass.
Williams said she will undergo surgery soon after sustaining the injury at a restaurant.
"I'm so upset I...
Walters set to return to 'The View'
NEW YORK, (UPI) -- Barbara Walters plans to make her first appearance on her U.S. chat show "The View" via Skype since undergoing heart surgery, ABC said.
The show's creator/executive producer and co-host is confirmed to appear on Monday's edition of the...
Many worldwide lack surgical access
BOSTON, (UPI) -- The poorest one-third of the world's population account for only 4 percent of all the world's surgeries completed in one year, U.S. researchers found.
Researchers at Boston's Harvard School of Public Health said a large amount of global...
Surgeons enter brain through eyelid
BALTIMORE, (UPI) -- Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore have pioneered a technique that can spare some patients invasive brain surgery.
Liane Lefever, 47, of Manheim, Pa., was their 18th patient, The Baltimore Sun reported. Surgeons were able to...