Biden Plans to Pick Monica Bertagnolli to Lead National Institutes of Health
President Biden plans to nominate Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, an oncologist who has run the …
Tag: Surgery and Surgeons
Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?
Even in fields like urology, where male sexual pleasure and orgasm are considered integral, women’s …
Four Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before Pelvic Surgery
Any medical procedure on the outer genitals carries some risk to sexual function. But so …
What if This Wasnt Menopause After All?
Not so fast, Cantero warned. First, they needed to see if the tumor was making …
What if This Wasnt Menopause After All?
The patient had the full suite of symptoms and a jaw that somehow moved out of alignment. That was the clue something was wrong.
In South Korea, Ghost Surgeries Lead to Cameras in Hospitals
After scandals in which doctors let unsupervised assistants operate on patients, the country is becoming one of the first to require cameras in operating rooms.
How Ben Got His Penis
Phalloplasty the surgery to make a penis has grown more popular among trans men. But with a steep rate of complications, it remains a controversial procedure.
The Feminist Case for Breast Reduction
My body had been objectified for as long as I could remember. So I decided to change it.
An Animal Virus Infected the Man Who Received a Pigs Heart
The patient showed no sign of rejecting the genetically modified organ, but may have died from the viral infection, his surgeon said.