Surgeries

From smartphones to smart cars and smart homes, now this D.C.-based start-up company is attempting to release the "smart needle."Smart needles seem only appropriate as we inch closer to a seemingly sci-fi-based reality with neuralink,…

Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Thursday banning the use of cross-sex hormones and surgeries for minors for the purpose of gender transitions.The bill’s passage comes amid a push from red states to restrict child…

CHICAGO -- When traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation fail, lung cancer can be a death sentence for many patients.That, however, may be changing, with Northwestern Medicine leading the way.Northwestern plans to…

Lucy Woolfman survived a horror car crash that left her hospitalised for months and saw her endure 15 surgeries, including a leg amputation. Now she's raising money for a good cause, but it's got nothing to do with her own harrowing…

Scientists are developing custom 3D-printed replicas of human hearts - in an effort to improve life-saving technology fitted in thousands of patients each year.The models mimic blood flow and pressure in patients' diseased hearts, allowing…

Johns Hopkins Medicine is fighting for government-funded health coverage programs to cover transgender-related procedures it offers that are typically considered elective or cosmetic, including facial contouring and laser hair removal. The…

As Jay Hamdan waited inside the hospital her anxiety swelled over the silence of the electronic buzzer in her possession. It was 2018 and the mother-of-three and her husband sat, stood and paced The Children's Hospital at Westmead for 12…

President Joe Biden voiced support for the passage of the controversial Equality Act during the State of the Union Address on Tuesday.The Equality Act was originally passed by the House in February 2021. The bill expands the Civil Rights…

“I ask him, ‘Are you scared?’ and he shrugs and says, ‘Nah. I’m scared of heights.’ ”We just ignore people who stare; Alexander has always been able to brush off that kind of attention. He also has a very protective circle around him: I…

Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that will ban gender affirming treatment and surgery for minors identifying as transgender in the state.The bill, dubbed SB0016, was sponsored by Republican state Sen. Michael Kennedy…