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Ducks' Beauchemin has reconstructive knee surgery

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:45:31 -0400

ANAHEIM, California - Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin has undergone successful reconstructive surgery on a ligament in his right knee.

Pa. woman fights cancer while pregnant

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:42:14 -0400

ERIE, Pennsylvania - Jenise Kaliszewski had been trying to get pregnant for less than a month when she first noticed a painful lump near her left armpit in June 2012.

Washington's Wilcox undergoes foot surgery

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:41:54 -0400

SEATTLE - Washington guard C.J. Wilcox has undergone surgery on his left foot to stabilize a stress fracture that bothered him for much of his junior season.

UC elective surgeries canceled as strike looms

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:20:56 -0400

LOS ANGELES - The five largest University of California medical centers have begun canceling elective surgeries because of a two-day strike planned by some workers next week.

J&J's DePuy to end 2 hip replacement systems

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:09:00 -0400

Johnson & Johnson's DePuy orthopedics business plans to stop selling a couple of hip replacement systems not widely used by doctors.

Panther kitten rescued, recovering from surgery

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:07:29 -0400

NAPLES, Florida - A 9-month-old Florida panther has been rescued after a man spotted the injured kitten on his way to work.

Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:38:27 -0400

Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer - strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have both of her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate, her doctor said Wednesday.

NJ gov.: Frustration fueled weight-loss surgery

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:35:53 -0400

PRINCETON, New Jersey - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he underwent secret weight-loss surgery because he had been feeling frustrated and angry over his inability to slim down.

Parents sue SC, hospital over child's sex surgery

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:37:51 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - A couple filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of South Carolina for what they say was an unnecessary sexual assignment surgery performed on a toddler they later adopted.

Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy: Q&A

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:20:33 -0400

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie disclosed Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene mutation that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. A look at the procedure:

Women have new options for breast cancer surgery

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:53:39 -0400

CHICAGO - Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations are done, giving women more options, faster treatment, smaller scars, fewer long-term side effects and better cosmetic results.

CNN's Zoraida Sambolin is getting mastectomy

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:55:07 -0400

ATLANTA - CNN anchor Zoraida Sambolin says she has breast cancer and is getting a double mastectomy.

More W.Va. younger patients get joint replacements

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:01:48 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Jessica Boggs, 30, isn't sure what made both of her hips deteriorate just over four years ago.

Grand Forks judge back on job after heart surgery

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:05:06 -0400

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota - A state district judge is back on the job in Grand Forks about six weeks after having open-heart surgery.

Body parts from surgery found buried in Poland

Fri, 10 May 2013 06:41:12 -0400

WARSAW, Poland - Polish prosecutors say they are questioning a man suspected of burying body parts and other medical waste instead of delivering them for incineration.

San Diego tries new scoliosis treatment on 2 boys

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:53:33 -0400

SAN DIEGO - A San Diego hospital has become the first in the nation to implant experimental rods that could help children with a rare form of scoliosis avoid years of back surgeries.

7-year-old bombing victim undergoes 11th surgery

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:44:39 -0400

BOSTON - The younger sister of the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings has undergone a "milestone" 11th operation on her left leg, which she lost below the knee, her family said in a statement Thursday.

UConn guard undergoes 2 hip surgeries

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:44:15 -0400

STORRS, Connecticut - Connecticut guard Omar Calhoun has undergone two surgeries to alleviate discomfort in his hips.

A guide to NJ Gov. Christie's weight-loss surgery

Wed, 08 May 2013 02:52:29 -0400

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who is seen as a possible presidential candidate for 2016, said Tuesday that he underwent a procedure in February to have a band implanted around his stomach in February in an effort to lose weight.

A bit slimmer: Christie has weight-loss surgery

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:04:27 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - Gov. Chris Christie, who once famously called himself "the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen," disclosed Tuesday he had secretly undergone weight-loss surgery, a major new step by the potential Republican presidential contender to address both his health and a political vulnerability.

Christie's surgery highlights weight-loss options

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:18:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - Weight-loss surgery such as the type that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent may not just improve people's waistlines, but their health.

Erie woman surviving after dropping to 62 pounds

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:14:39 -0400

ERIE, Pennsylvania - Patti Vasile was so desperate to lose weight she traveled to Pittsburgh in 2003 for gastric-bypass surgery.

Eli Lilly: CEO Lechleiter will have aorta surgery

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:01:08 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. said Tuesday that President, CEO and Chairman John Lechleiter will have surgery for a dilated aorta on Monday.

Kan. Jehovah's Witness saved by blood substitute

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:28:35 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Kansas - On the day the Boston Marathon bombing transfixed the world, Mark Watkins of suburban Kansas City lay face to face with a crisis of life, death and faith of his own.

Ohio teen twins fight rare, deadly disorder

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:44:28 -0400

CINCINNATI - Daniel and Forrest Theiss wanted to fight for their country.