Operating with skeleton crews, doctors and nurses race to save limbs, and lives. It’s a grim routine for medical personnel often working around the clock. And not all limbs can be saved.
Tag: Surgery and Surgeons
In South Korea, ‘Ghost Surgeries’ Lead to Cameras in Hospitals
After scandals in which doctors let unsupervised assistants operate on patients, the country is becoming one of the first to require cameras in operating rooms.
Backlog at England’s Hospitals Will Last Years, Javid Warns
Sajid Javid, Britain’s health secretary, said that more than 300,000 people in England had been waiting a year or longer for planned medical procedures.
Kidneys From a Genetically Altered Pig Are Implanted in a Brain-Dead Patient
Surgeons at the University of Alabama at Birmingham said they hoped to start clinical trials with kidney patients later this year.
Twins Conjoined at the Head Separated in Israel
The 1-year-old twins were separated in surgery lasting over 12 hours. “For the first time, the family can hold the babies separately,” a pediatric neurosurgeon at the hospital said.
Dr. Gino Strada, Who Brought Health Care to the Desperate, Dies at 73
He was a force behind Emergency, which operates clinics, hospitals, trauma centers and other institutions throughout the world.
Pope Francis Leaves Hospital After Colon Surgery
The Vatican has described the pontiff’s recovery as normal after surgery on July 4.
A Closer Look at the Colon Condition That Hospitalized the Pope
Francis suffered a disorder that is relatively common and treatable, and doctors expect him to make a full recovery.
Pope Francis Is in ‘Good General Condition’ After Colon Surgery, Vatican Says
The 84-year-old pontiff was “alert” after a three-hour operation, but he is expected to stay in the hospital in Rome for a week.
Why Medical Tourism Is Drawing Patients, Even in a Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated medical tourism, but pent-up demand remains for affordable treatment in foreign lands.