Surgeon discusses impact of West death
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The plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother before she died said his practice has been hard hit by bad publicity following her death.
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An eyewitness account indicates that a death may have been especially tragic.
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Out of death may come a rebirth. The alternative is much more likely to happen. And if it does the consequence will be a living hell that will go on and on and on.
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Some relatives of people who died with Dr. Jack Kevorkian's help say his release from prison stirs up grief over the deaths of their loved ones. Others are grateful for the services the retired pathologist offered to family members.
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Dr. Lee Jong-wook, who led the U.N. health agency&#039;s battles against SARS and bird flu, died Monday following surgery for a blood clot in the brain. He was 61.
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People who have cancer surgery at facilities designated by the US government as &quot;centers of excellence&quot; are less likely to die soon after the operation.
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BELGRADE, Maine -- Fifty years ago, Ronald Herrick wasn&#39;t thinking about making medical history that would one day lead to saving countless lives.
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An independent inquiry is ordered after an increase in the number of deaths after heart transplants.
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A western Colorado coroner said Monday that two hospitals allowed vital organs to be removed from a man before they had proven he was brain dead, and he declared the death a homicide.
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Four doctors discuss whether euthanasia is an acceptable option in a disaster situation like Hurricane Katrina. In Bodyhack.
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A technique for determining whether cancer has spread could save many patients from surgery.
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NEW YORK  - The number of breast cancer surgeries that a hospital performs seems to be associated with the likelihood of subsequently dying from breast cancer, Milwaukee-based researchers have found.
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He died after a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 80.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - Mayor Larry Campbell will undergo heart surgery next week after revealing Wednesday he's suffered chest pains for the last six months.
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Eddie Knipp's two heart transplants have given him the wisdom to savor the small wonders of life and the strength to endure one of its largest losses &#151; the death of a child. On Tuesday, Knipp and nine other heart transplant recipients celebrated more than 20 years of survival after surgery at the place that made it possible: the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital.
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Patient choice over where to get surgery could lead to a widening of health inequalities, experts say.
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Advances in medical science have made transplant surgery a desired treatment for some serious diseases. Unfortunately, while the number of patients needing a transplant increases, the availability of donated organs remains small.