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When It Comes to Some Medical Treatment, Researchers Find Less Is More

Beyond its effects on the body, medical care can be a balm for the mind. Ex...

Beyond its effects on the body, medical care can be a balm for the mind. Extensive treatment can feel like a promise that doctors have done everything possible. But that perceived security can come at...

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Doctors Performed the First Full Penis and Scrotum Transplant on an American Military Vet

Physicians at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore have...

Physicians at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore have performed the first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world, the hospital announced on Monday. The surgery, which took place over 14 hours...

Doctors Are Using Diseased Organs To Save Lives. Here’s How

For two long years, Tom Giangiulio jr., 58, was on the national waiting lis...

For two long years, Tom Giangiulio jr., 58, was on the national waiting list for a heart transplant. He had cardiomyopathy, a condition that can weaken the heart muscle, and although he’d taken medication and...

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Researchers Find Women Make Better Surgeons Than Men

Researchers turned to the data to see if patients operated on by male or fe...

Researchers turned to the data to see if patients operated on by male or female surgeons fared better

Gender Confirmation Surgery Is on the Rise in the U.S.

The number of gender confirmation surgeries has risen in the United States,...

The number of gender confirmation surgeries has risen in the United States, according to new data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The organization reported that in 2016 there were 3,200 gender confirmation...

These Are the Risks of Breast Implants, According to a Surgeon

There are risks involved in every surgical procedure, but this is one you m...

There are risks involved in every surgical procedure, but this is one you may not have expected: The FDA recently reported 359 cases and nine deaths from a rare cancer linked to breast implants. The...

Actress Gabourey Sidibe attends Difficult People New York Premiere at The Metrograph on July 11, 2016 in New York City.

Gabourey Sidibe Opens Up About Her Weight-Loss Surgery

'I know I’m beautiful in my current face and my current body'