Patty Duke in fair condition after surgery
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Oscar-winner Patty Duke had single bypass surgery Wednesday and was in fair condition, officials said. The 57-year-old actress was in the intensive care unit at the North Idaho Heart Center.
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SIOUX FALLS, SD A South Dakota man, who recently weighed more than a-half ton, is recovering from obesity surgery. Patrick Deuel had surgery yesterday to reduce the size of his stomach so he can&#39;t eat as much.
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The Louisville freshman Clarence Holloway had open-heart surgery yesterday morning to repair a wall of his aorta and his aortic valve. Holloway, a 7-foot-1 center from Chicago, had the operation after a physical Friday found the heart condition, university officials said.
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Cleveland Cavaliers rookie guard Luke Jackson underwent successful back surgery Thursday and is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
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A 13-year-old girl whose feet were severed in an accident on an amusement park ride is in stable condition in a Nashville, Tenn., hospital, her family said in a written statement Tuesday.
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A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery. By Stuart Villanueva, AP.
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Denver Nuggets forward Nene was continuing his rehabilitation from the removal of a testicular tumor a week ago that the club said was malignant but had not spread before the player underwent surgery.
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Tour de France winner Floyd Landis   has undergone successful surgery to repair his injured right   hip, his spokesman said on Thursday.
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SIOUX FALLS, SD - A day after surgeons reduced the size of his stomach in a nine-hour surgery, Patrick Deuel - who once weighed 1,072 pounds - moved around and even cracked a couple of jokes from his hospital bed, his doctor said Wednesday.
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DURHAM, NC - One of the top womenâs basketball teams in the country will be shorthanded for a while. Lindsey Harding, Dukeâs starting point guard, has been suspended from the team indefinitely for a violation
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell will remain hospitalized another day as she recuperates from breast cancer surgery, her staff said Wednesday. Rell, 58, had a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery Monday after she was diagnosed with cancer last week.
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Former Atlanta Hawks star Lou Hudson was in stable condition Sunday, a day after having a stroke.
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Sen. Tim Johnson was experiencing post-surgery swelling in his brain Friday, but his doctors said his recovery was still encouraging. They said he would remain hospitalized until the swelling went down.
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Miami coach Pat Riley expressed relief yesterday over the news that Heat forward Antoine Walker was not injured during a robbery at the player's Chicago home.
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Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner was scheduled to have surgery Wednesday to remove a possible tumor and might miss the next four weeks of the season.
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Al Jefferson returned to action last night , two weeks after undergoing an appendectomy, wearing protective padding around his midsection. Although Jefferson was pleased with his quick return, he expects to feel fatigued in his first couple games back. He had 6 points and 8 rebounds last night in 19 minutes against the Bobcats.
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Raef LaFrentz can talk all he wants about how good his surgically repaired right knee feels. He can put all kinds of percentages on his recovery/comeback. He can liken his agility on the court to how it was before the operation.