Maggots Are More Efficient At Cleaning Wounds Then Surgeons [Study]

Wounds that won't heal easily can be helped along by a good surgeon with a scalpel but a new study found that using maggots might be a better option for cleaning large wounds, specifically those found in ... continue

Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated in Chile

There's happy news from Chile today, where doctors have succeeded in separating conjoined twin girls in an epic 20-hour surgery. The 10-month-old twins, Maria Jose and Maria Paz, are now recovering in an ICU, with the next ... continue

Smoke A Cigarette And Your Nipples Could Fall Off [Medical Advice]

Plastic surgeon Anthony Youn has an important message for smokers who plan to undergo a breast lift, if you smoke immediately following the procedure it can reduce blood flow to certain parts of your anatomy, causing your ... continue

Woman’s Face Erupts Into Flames During Surgery

A female patient in Florida was rushed to an Alabama burn center after her face caught fire during a routine surgery. Kim Grice was having cysts removed from her head at an outpatient surgery center in Cestview, Florida ... continue

Keith Urban To Undergo Throat Surgery In November

Country superstar Keith Urban will undergo throat surgery later this month to remove a polyp that was recently discovered on his vocal chords. According to Urban's publicist Paul Freundlich it is only a minor procedure: "The surgery, an out-patient ... continue

Doctor Claims He Can Permanently Turn Brown Eyes Blue

Dr. Gregg Homer is an optometrists with a unique proposition for people with brown eyes, why not turn them blue? The Laguna Beach doctor says he has been working on his procedure for more than a decade ... continue

Study Says Surgery Can Help Epilepsy Patients Stay Seizure Free

A recent study has found that surgery to fight the effects of epilepsy can help patients stay seizure free. Researchers followed 600 patients, some for as many as 19 years after seizure-control surgery was performed and they found ... continue

Sharon Osbourne Has Breast Implants Removed

Sharon Osbourne admitted on Thursday that her hiatus from The Talk was not to spend time with husband Ozzy Osbourne but rather to have her breast implants removed. Osbourne revealed to PEOPLE on Sunday: "One morning I woke up ... continue

Four-armed prostrate surgical robot causes men to winch as it peels grapes [Video]

If you ever want to see a man cringe in absolute fear just mention anything that has to do with knives and their genital area. So you can just image the reaction of seeing Da Vinci, a ... continue

Angioplasty’s Quickly Becoming Most Overused Surgery, Many Without Merit

A recent study has found that doctors in the United States are greatly overusing angioplasty surgery on their patients. According to the study's findings approximately 600,000 angioplasties were performed last year, of which only 70% were performed ... continue

Tonsillectomy could pre-dispose kids to weight gain

A new study of over 700 children reveals that a childhood tonsillectomy could predispose patients to obesity later in life. The children who participated in the study were described as normal to overweight prior to their operations, and ... continue

Researchers caution that ‘medical tourism’ may hasten spread of superbug

A newly discovered antibiotic-resistant bacteria has reportedly been detected in several patients who have traveled to India and Bangladesh for procedures, and the authors of a recent study on the NDM-1 "superbug" gene caution that not only ... continue

About that hole we drilled in your skull – it’s on the wrong side

Talk about a big opsie; but don't you think that people who have spent years going to medical school and then more time specializing would know which side of a person's skull they're suppose to be drilling holes ... continue