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First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 3 reports

Surgery row trust to replace chief

An NHS trust at the centre of a row over children's heart surgery is to replace its chief executive. ... [Published Halstead Gazette - 12 hours ago]

Entities: NHS

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 4 reports

Angelina Jolie

Surgeon and patient: Jolie decision right

WVU Hospitals Interim Chief of Surgical Oncology Hannah Hazard said a double mastectomy is something doctors counsel patients to undergo if they have the same genetic trait that led actress Angelina Jolie to undergo the procedure.Hazard performs breast-cancer ... [Published Individual.com - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Angelina Jolie, Double Mastectomy, Cancer, Surgeon

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 4 reports

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Hospitals cancel elective surgeries ahead of strike

Sacramento's UC Davis Medical Center and four other large University of California hospitals have begun canceling elective surgeries because of a two-day strike planned by some workers next week.UCDMC has postponed 48 elective surgeries $ including some ... [Published Sacramento Bee - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, Patient, American Federation of State, County and Munici..., University of California Davis, Neonatal

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 3 reports

Ritual circumcision kills 23 males in South Africa

South African police said today they had launched a series of murder inquiries after 23 males died while undergoing circumcision during traditional rites of passage into manhood.The 23 aged between 13 and 21 -- died in various places across the country's ... [Published Indian Express - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Circumcision, South Africa, Leonard Hlathi, Inquest

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Medical University of South Carolina

Parents Sue SC over their Child's Gender Surgery

Pam and Mark Crawford already had a boy and a girl when they decided to adopt. The Columbia, S.C. couple knew that they were more financially and emotionally able than many families, and when they visited South Carolina's adoption website, there were ... [Published 13 WLOS - May 17 2013]

Entities: Lawsuit, Litigation, Medical University of South Carolina, Hermaphrodite

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

The Lap Band Surgery Center Lap Band Surgery May Improve Employment Prospects

Home » Syndicated Content » The Lap Band Surgery Center: Lap Band Surgery May Improve Employment ProspectsLos Angeles, California (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Obesity can have consequences other than just a person's health. As pointed out in a January 26, 2013 ... [Published BioPortfolio - May 17 2013]

Entities: Biotechnology, Obesity, Consortium

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Ritual circumcision kills 23 in S Africa

SOUTH African police said they had launched a series of murder inquiries after 23 males died while undergoing circumcision during traditional rites of passage into manhood. The 23 - aged between 13 and 21 - died in various places across the country's ... [Published Perth Now - May 17 2013]

Entities: Circumcision, Collins Chabane, Leonard Hlathi, Inquest, South Africa

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 7 reports

Did we need to know about Angelina’s mastectomy?

Not since Seth MacFarlane?s Boob Song at the Oscars have breasts trended for so long on Twitter. But, on Tuesday, Angelina Jolie revealed that she had chosen to have a double mastectomy. Her article for , since reproduced in multiple publications across ... [Published Sify - May 17 2013]

Entities: mastectomy, Angelina Jolie, Cancer, Celebrity

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

New targets for dementia diagnosis rates

NHS England is set to target ‘shockingly low’ diagnosis rates of dementia in England in a move that could see tens of thousands of people identified and treated each year.The announcement of the drive to completely overhaul dementia diagnosis was made ... [Published Binleys - May 17 2013]

Entities: NHS, England, Jeremy Hunt (Politician), Well-being

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Angelina Jolie's surgeon reveals each step of her treatment, from the reconstruction she had to the pills...

Angelina Jolie's surgeon has revealed in detail the treatment the 37-year-old actress had before, during and after her preventative mastectomy procedure.The actress made the brave decision to have three months of secret procedures after being told she ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 16 2013]

Entities: Surgeon, BRCA1, mastectomy

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 5 reports

Will insurance cover genetic testing, surgery?

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Women who discover they carry a hereditary gene mutation that dramatically increases their risk of breast and ovarian cancers face big decisions and the possibility of tens of thousands of dollars in medical costs.Carriers of the BRCA ... [Published CNN Money - May 16 2013]

Entities: genetic testing, Myriad Genetics Inc, Patient, Cancer, Preventive Double Mastectomy

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 9 reports

Angelina Jolie Plans Further Surgery To Reduce Cancer Risk

Just days after Angelina Jolie revealed she has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer, reports suggest that the movie star is planning more surgery.In an op-ed for The New York Times , the 37-year-old actress revealed that ... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 16 2013]

Entities: Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, oophorectomy

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...Among carriers of the mutation, notes Sella, the lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is 40 percent. "Ovarian cancer is difficult to pick up early and can be very aggressive" she explains

The Jolie dilemma: 'We live in a world obsessed with breasts' [Published Haaretz - 9 mins ago]

He added that hepatitis E virus is transmitted through contaminated food and water. "During pregnancy, the immunity levels are low and chances of infection causing severe complications such as liver failure increase. One must take precautions such as drinking clean water, avoiding food from outside and not having fruits without washing them properly. Maintaining hygienic practices such as hand washing , particularly before handling food is helpful" said a senior gastroenterologist

9-month pregnant woman gets new liver [Published Times of India - 2 hours ago]

"It is recklessness, it is irresponsible of anyone to be using God... when man-made actions and man-made methods have resulted in the deaths of these young people" Palma reacted

MEC in hot water for circumcision comments [Published ENCA - 4 hours ago]

"When a patient comes in with chest pain, an EKG (electrocardiogram) is done and within two minutes, that patient is brought into the hands of the attending physician here. If the patient has an ST-elevation MI, oral thrombolytics (anti-clotting agents) are given and they are literally out of here in 20 minutes."

Details still 'sketchy' concerning shutdown of cardiac stent procedures at RGH [Published Individual.com - 6 hours ago]

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Blogs

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Medical mistakes occurred at all levels of my care [Published KevinMD.com - 5 hours ago] Medical and surgical errors are very common in the hospital setting. They increase malpractice lawsuits, the cost of medical care, patients’ hospital stays, and morbidity and mortality. As an infectious diseases specialist for over forty years, I was ...
A hidden way to measure quality when finding a ... [Published KevinMD.com - 9 hours ago] Choosing a new doctor is never easy. You need to know about convenience factors, such as office location, available appointment times, and accepted insurance plans. You will probably also consider background information, such as education, board certifications, ...
Being a caregiver has made me a better doctor [Published KevinMD.com - May 17 2013] I am a physician, an anesthesiologist. I care for the sickest of the sick every day – struggling NICU babies born only hours earlier, victims of major traumatic accidents, and critically ill patients with life threatening illness. In this job, I must ...
ubalert: 23 Young Lives Put to an End as They U... [Published Twitter - ubalert - May 17 2013] ubalert: 23 Young Lives Put to an End as They Undergo Ritual Circumcision in S. Africa- http://t.co/jcSAeFUwZx #accident #fb ...
Using Price Transparency Data Within the Hospital [Published The Health Care Blog - May 17 2013] By David Halpert, MD Last week, CMS unilaterally released chargemaster data from 300 hospitals around the country. As David Dranove summed up well in his recent piece , this is an old hat. Yes, there are big variations in hospitals’ chargemasters. ...

Audio/Video

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Dermal fillers - a cosmetic surgery crisis in w... [Published Reuters Video: Business - May 17 2013]
Flight simulation perfects brain surgery [Published CNN.com - Video - May 16 2013]
Angelina Jolie Looks Ahead After Mastectomy Sur... [Published ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - May 16 2013]
3D Tech Making Surgery More Accurate [Published FOX Business - Video - May 15 2013]
Angelina Jolie and Recovering After Breast Surgery [Published WSJ.com Video - Business - May 14 2013]

Press Releases

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