Report: Problems continue at Illinois VA hospital where surgeries were suspended after deaths

Report: Problems continued at Ill. VA hospital

US national team F Charlie Davies undergoing surgery after single-car accident

ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies was injured in a one-car accident in which another person was killed early Tuesday in the Washington, D.C., area.

Study: Less-invasive prostate surgery may mean higher risk of incontinence, sexual problems

CHICAGO — A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery.

AP Enterprise: United States has no reliable system to track defective medical implants

NEW YORK — Three years ago, the maker of a surgical clip called the Hem-o-lok issued an urgent recall notice warning doctors to stop using the fasteners on living kidney donors. It said the clips could dislodge in their bodies, with “serious, even life-threatening consequences.”

FACT CHECK: In health debate, Obama’s stories of hardship don’t always hold up to scrutiny

WASHINGTON — One of President Barack Obama’s health care “horror stories” is about a woman who, he says, lost her health insurance on the verge of breast cancer surgery because she didn’t disclose a case of acne to the insurer. That’s not what happened.

Southern Illinois woman dies after being severly burned in flash fire while undergoing surgery

ST. LOUIS — A southern Illinois woman died after being severely burned in a flash fire while undergoing surgery, a rare but vexing problem in operating rooms.

Saudi foreign minister’s spinal surgery in US successful

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia has announced that its long serving foreign minister had successful spinal surgery in the United States.

HEALTHBEAT: Improving health care quality at below-average prices? Some communities are trying

WASHINGTON — If you pay the mechanic $1,000 to fix your transmission and it breaks again next week, the garage should find and fix the problem for free. So if you get an infection following open-heart surgery because the doctor forgot an antibiotic, why are you charged extra to clear up the wound?

Mass. Sen. Kerry, daughter sporting crutches in Boston after leg surgeries

BOSTON — Sen. John Kerry and his daughter Vanessa are sporting his-and-her crutches.

Sen. Chris Dodd released from hospital after prostate cancer surgery

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd has been released from the hospital after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer.

Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd undergoes surgery for prostate cancer at New York hospital

WASHINGTON — Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd underwent surgery for prostate cancer on Tuesday and was recuperating at a New York hospital.

Lucky survivors of boat propellers, fishing nets rescued by Fla. turtle hospital volunteers

MARATHON, Fla. — The turtles at this waterfront hospital have been hit by boat propellers, caught in fishing nets, attacked by sharks, stricken with tumors and lost flippers.

Conn. Rep. Larson has elective heart valve surgery, expected to make full recovery

HARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. Rep. John Larson underwent elective heart valve replacement surgery Tuesday for a condition his doctor says the congressman has known about for at least two years.

F1 Ferrari driver Massa in ‘life-threatening’ condition after surgery following Hungary crash

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Formula One driver Felipe Massa has undergone “life-threatening” surgery for a fractured skull from a high-speed crash at Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying.

Ferrari’s Massa has successful surgery on fractured skull after high-speed crash in Hungary

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Felipe Massa completed successful surgery after fracturing his skull in a high-speed crash Saturday at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Ferrari’s Massa has successful surgery on skull fracture after high-speed crash in Hungary

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Ferrari driver Felipe Massa has completed successful surgery after fracturing his skull in a high-speed crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

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