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Following an apparent accident in the water, Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is sharing a “successful” update after undergoing surgery.

More hospitals are pushing patients to pay a deposit in advance of surgery or medical treatment. Here’s what you should know.

Pope Francis has made his first public appearance since surgery a week earlier

The Vatican says Pope Francis has “reacted well” to planned intestinal surgery at a Rome hospital

Former Vice President Mike Pence has undergone surgery to have a pacemaker implanted.

After an exhausting late night shoveling during Monday’s nor’easter, Bradford Gauthier of Worcester, Massachusetts, learned a lesson he won’t soon forget. “We have a 6-month-old baby, so we don’t watch TV at night in the room, so I always end up wearing my AirPods and just watching Netflix or whatever,” said Gauthier. But when he woke up Tuesday to...

22-year-old Joe DiMeo of New Jersey is the world’s first successful face and double-hand transplant.

When Ervina and Prefina were born two years ago, they were conjoined at the skull, back-to-back. For most of their lives, they never saw the other’s face except when they looked at their reflections in a mirror. In early June, the twins finally had the chance to gaze directly at each other after 30 doctors and nurses separated them during...

A new U.S. study shows Black children die more often after common surgeries than whites.

As COVID-19 has spread across the country in recent months, hospitals have postponed elective surgeries, nonemergency procedures that are scheduled in advance. Cosmetic surgery, hernia repair and cancer operations are among the wide range of elective surgeries that come with varying degrees of complexity and urgency, NBC News reports. The American Hospital Association published a road map to resuming elective surgeries on April...

Sometimes, you have to take matters into your own hands… While practicing social distancing and being in quarantine, Dax Shepard decided to remove the pin from his own broken arm. While it’s unclear how the 45-year-old actor broke his hand, it appears he’s not afraid to repair it. Trolling her husband over his pin removal, Kristen Bell cheekily captioned...

The Texas Rangers announced Monday they’ve placed former Cleveland pitcher Nick Goody on the roster and acquired RHP Jimmy Herget on waivers out of Cincinnati.

A tiny baby born four months early and weighing just 15-ounces has already made a name for herself at the San Diego Blood Bank.

More than 1,000 surgical patients are suing a northern Indiana hospital after being notified that a sterilization failure could have exposed them to deadly infections.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after recovering from surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from a fall. Carter Center spokeswoman Deanna Congileo said Wednesday that the Carters “look forward to enjoying Thanksgiving at home in Plains, where he will continue to recover.”

For people with port-wine stain birthmarks, laser surgery is one way to soften the appearance. Treatment can be uncomfortable, and in the past, some doctors recommended waiting until a child was a few years old and could better tolerate anesthesia. New improvements to laser devices means for some, the earlier the better.

Traveling this week for the holiday — flu activity is on the rise. Officials in Dallas County say it’s increasing earlier than normal.

Loeffler’s syndrome is a serious, but rare respiratory infection that can take doctors months to diagnose. In the most severe cases, that critical time can lead to organ damage.

Tua Tagovailoa and Alabama coach Nick Saban got some news Monday about the quarterback’s devastating season-ending hip injury that has cast an uncertain cloud over his football future.

Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett announced during his press conference on Monday that cornerback Anthony Brown will require surgery on his triceps and will be placed on injured reserve, ending his 2019 season.