Nurses push Lowcountry hospitals to eliminate surgical smoke. Now they want a state law.
A surgical tool that cuts and sears flesh generates toxic smoke. SC nurses are pushing to get rid of it in the OR.. A ...
Surgeon shares story of insurance provider calling during patient's surgery
A surgeon in Austin, Texas, was in the operating room with a patient when a call came in from the patient’s insurance provider, UnitedHealthcare. She returned the call and shared the story.
Two Fresno hospitals got state penalties for patient harm, death. Here’s what happened
Two Fresno area hospitals must pay tens of thousands of dollars after state health officials found they put patients at risk ...
Cancer patient was ‘awake’ when alcohol wipe helped spark fire on his face during surgery: suit
An Oregon cancer patient was “awake and conscious” when his face caught on fire during surgery — leaving him permanently ...
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Breast surgery horror as patient starts 'convulsing' on operating table but doctor continues
A woman undergoing breast augmentation surgery was left convulsing and foaming at the mouth before going into cardiac arrest. The ban came into force on December 10 and covers both paid and ...
The Express Tribune22d
Surgeon diagnosed with cancer after operating on patient
A German surgeon contracted cancer from a patient during surgery in a rare and unprecedented medical case, according to a report originally published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
The Mirror23d
Surgeon catches cancer from patient for 'first time in history' during operation
A surgeon operating on a cancer patient managed to catch the deadly disease in what is thought to be a first-of-its-kind event. The doctor performing the surgery accidentally “transplanted ...
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Surgeon ‘catches cancer’ from patient he was operating on in extremely rare case
The surgeon caught cancer from the patient (Getty Stock Photo) Back in 1996, the New England Journal of Medicine discussed a case in which a 53-year-old surgeon developed cancer after operating on a ...
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Surgeon 'catches' cancer after operating on patient in first-of-its-kind case
A surgeon has been diagnosed with cancer after operating on a 32-year-old man from Germany who was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease. The surgeon is thought to have 'caught' the cancer during ...
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Hospital patients with flu quadrupled to over 5,000 ahead of New Year
New NHS data covering the Christmas and New Year period shows flu cases have continued to skyrocket, with over 5,000 patients hospitalised with the virus at the end of last week. Last week (w/e 29 Dec ...
Metro24d
How a surgeon caught cancer from a patient he was operating on
In an even more unusual case, a surgeon did once catch cancer from a person he was operating on ... hand while trying to place a drain in his patient. The wound was disinfected and bandaged ...
Daily Mail24d
Surgeon catches CANCER from patient in first-of-its-kind case
A doctor operating on a cancer patient accidentally 'transplanted' the disease into himself, in what is believed to be a one-of-a-kind event. A 32-year-old man from Germany had been diagnosed with ...