Limb operation girl can go home
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An Indian girl born with four arms and four legs is well enough to go home after surgery, doctors say.
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"Don't be afraid, I'm just going to get my operation done and then I'll be home with you."
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A school looks forward to welcoming back a girl who had complex "balloon" surgery for severe burns to her head.
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A Haitian teen whose facial features were once grossly distorted by a massive growth has undergone her fourth reconstructive surgery.
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A twin who survived a surgical separation last week from her sister went back into the operating room at Johns Hopkins Children&#39;s Center for several hours of reconstructive surgery on her head and scalp.
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A 16-month-old German girl who survived a surgical separation from her twin sister at John Hopkins Children's Center Lea Block arrived in Germany with her parents, Peter and Nelly, Frankfurt airport.
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A baby believed to be the world's smallest to survive has been allowed home after six months of hospital care.
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For some amputees in a rehabilitation exercise room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, recovery means choosing to return to active duty in the U.S. Army.
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A young girl and her family find ways to handle the challenges of a rare genetic disorder.
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A girl born in Peru with "Mermaid syndrome" takes her first steps after surgery to separate her fused legs.
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A woman of 29 being treated for cervical cancer had one of her ovaries removed and then implanted into her arm, doctors reported yesterday.
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A baby who had a lung tumour removed in the womb and was born at 28 weeks has been allowed home.
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A 16-year-old leukaemia patient foregoes further treatment so she can enjoy what is left of her life.
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Surgery for children with genital abnormalities was once automatic. Now, parents are involved, and the choices are complex.
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It looks as if the Material Girl isn't going to be leaving this   material world anytime soon.
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Breathing through a mask that covers her small face, the little girl slips  into a state of unconsciousness. Her mother and father release their hold on  her tiny hands, then reach out for one another's. They watch as the  anesthesiologist wheels their daughter out of the induction room, then down the  hall to surgery. They worry about their child's safety and comfort.
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A 17-year-old Argentine has won a court battle to undergo surgery to become a female, the first decision of its kind involving a minor in Argentina, news reports said Thursday.