Bladder surgery 'not necessary'
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Radiotherapy can be a better option than surgery for people with bladder cancer, say experts.
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An Oregon surgeon has performed gall bladder surgery that removes the organ through the patient's mouth &#151; the latest example of surgeries that avoid major incisions and rely on the body's own orifices instead.
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Women seeking an abortion should not need approval from two doctors, a Commons committee says.
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New research suggests that drinking alcohol does not increase the risk of bladder. In fact, the investigators found that beer may actually reduce the risk, according to their report in the September 15th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson was having an "uncomplicated" recovery from brain surgery and no additional surgery had been required on the South Dakota Democrat, U.S. Capitol physician Adm. John Eisold said on Thursday.
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hospital, and his doctors say he would have risked a &quot;substantial&quot; heart attack without the operation. an operation, Chief of Cardiology Allan Schwartz of New York-Presbyterian Hospital told a news conference on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Self-hypnosis can relieve  distress in children undergoing an uncomfortable medical  procedure known as a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), according  to new research.
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"Keeping Mum" takes the  position that a family in crisis does not need a Dr.
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Senior doctors are warning that emergency Caesareans are often not needed.
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Two big government-funded studies on back surgery for painful herniated disks show no clear-cut reason to choose an operation over other treatment.
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New findings indicate there may be advantages of removing only a kidney tumor, and not the entire organ.
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An NHS trust rules it will not allow a hysterectomy on a severely disabled girl to go ahead.
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Among women treated for heavy menstrual bleeding, those who undergo a vaginal hysterectomy do not appear to have an increased risk of urinary incontinence, according to French researchers.
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Scientists may be a step closer to transplanting a kidney without the need for long-term medication.
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NEW YORK  - New research suggests that  drinking alcohol does not increase the risk of bladder. In  fact, the investigators found that beer may actually reduce the  risk, according to their report in the September 15th issue of  the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Hundreds of GP surgeries across the UK are "not fit for purpose", a study suggests.
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Singer Russell Watson says he thought he "was not going to make it" through brain surgery to remove a tumour.