The Latest Breaking News from Surgery

First heart transplant through VA-Northwestern Medicine collaboration goes to Navy vet

Dwayne Patterson served aboard the USS Carl Vinson. His heart transplant was at Northwestern Medicine, which operates a clinic at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago to treat advanced heart failure.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 11, 2023

Trail Blazers’ Robert Williams to Have Season-Ending Knee Surgery, per Report

Portland has lost a key offseason acquisition to a severe knee injury.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 10, 2023

‘An exciting time’: US eye operation is just latest leap forward for transplants

Boundary-pushing 21-hour surgery follows series of extraordinary advances including pig heart transplants

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023

Injured Sophie Ecclestone named in England squads for India tour

Sophie Ecclestone has been named in England’s squads for the winter tour of India as she prepares to make her comeback from shoulder surgery. 

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2023

Copper Age woman survived two skull surgeries up to 4,500 years ago

Multiple holes in a skull found at a burial site in Spain were the result of prehistoric surgeries.

LiveScience · Nov 10, 2023

Rumoured I’m A Celebrity contestant pulls out of show due to major surgery

The 41-year-old, who plays Tyrone Dobbs on Coronation Street took to social media to reveal his surgery details

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Arkansas man receives the world's first whole eye transplant plus a new face

The NYU medical team announced Thursday that Aaron James is recovering well from the dual transplant last May and the donated eye looks remarkably healthy.

WEKU · Nov 10, 2023

Doctors perform first-ever whole-eye and partial-face transplant

Aaron James, 46, underwent 21 hours of surgery at NYU Langone Health in groundbreaking operation

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

NY is developing education program on harms of medically unnecessary surgery on intersex children

New York is requiring state health officials to develop an outreach program to educate the public on the harmful impacts of medically unnecessary treatments performed on young children born intersex

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Tottenham confirm Richarlison surgery as injury problems continue

Forward confirmed injury after Monday's defeat to Chelsea

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2023