Surgeon helps woman speak, eat again
NBC Philadelphia - Imagine losing the ability to talk, eat, or swallow food. That was the painful reality that Violetta Pernsley, 64, of Romansville, Pa., had to live with for nearly a year.
'The Rock' to undergo surgery for ab injury
TODAY - The Rock is taking this 'no pain, no gain' thing to heart. Dwayne Johnson announced he's set to undergo surgery next week for an abdominal injury...
RGIII to have surgery on torn right knee ligament
WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert Griffin III is having surgery Wednesday on a torn ligament in his right knee — and to see if there's a second ligament that also needs to be repaired...
South Africa president: Mandela may spend more days in hospital
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela could spend a few more days in the hospital for care, South Africa's president said Tuesday, as the 94-year-old spent an eleventh day under doctors' care after suffering from a lung infection and undergoing surgery...
Man leaves hospital without a heart
CHICAGO - Leroy Hanes was able to leave Chicago's Advocate Christ Medical Center Thursday without his own heart. Thanks to 'the world's only totally artificial heart,' Hanes can keep living his life while he awaits a donor heart, according to a WMAQ-TV report...
Robin Roberts to enter hospital for bone marrow transplant
Robin Roberts is headed to the hospital for her bone marrow transplant procedure...
Bobby Womack now cancer-free after successful surgery
Friends, family and fans of legendary soul singer Bobby Womack can breathe a sigh of relief. He is cancer free after undergoing surgery for colon cancer...
Botched butt surgery leads to amputations
VIDEO - April Brown was once a cosmetologist, fashion designer, and working mother of two daughters. She's now a multiple amputee...
Dwight Howard will have back surgery, out for the season
(AP) - Orlando's All-Star center told ESPN.com he will have season-ending back surgery, and Magic general manager Otis Smith confirmed the plan to the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday night.
Haiti president diagnosed with pulmonary embolism
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's President Michel Martelly was being treated for a blood clot in his lung caused by an earlier surgery, a presidential adviser said Tuesday..
