Celebrities: surgery



Weight-loss surgery: Which patients get best diabetes results?

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After gastric bypass surgery, people with  Type 2 diabetes often see their disease completely  disappear  — within weeks, before they’ve lost much or any weight. It doesn’t work for everyone, though.  What are the factors that matter? A study by a team of scientists from the University of Massachussetts looked into that. Here are their [...]

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Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement

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THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) — About 3 percent of patients who have total hip and knee replacements require critical care services before they leave the hospital, a large new study indicates. The findings highlight the risks of these elective surgeries in older patients with other health problems and show that the procedures are placing [...]

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Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss

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NEW YORK - Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5’5″ frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to help control her type-2 diabetes. Yet six years of medications and attempts at healthy living had failed to rein in her blood [...]

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Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss

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NEW YORK - Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5’5″ frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to help control her type-2 diabetes. Yet six years of medications and attempts at healthy living had failed to rein in her blood [...]

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Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss

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NEW YORK - Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5’5″ frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to help control her type-2 diabetes. Yet six years of medications and attempts at healthy living had failed to rein in her blood [...]

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Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss

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By Sharon Begley NEW YORK | Wed May 30, 2020 5:06pm IST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5’5″ frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to help control her type-2 diabetes. Yet six years of [...]

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Robin Gibb not Stayin’ Alive

Robin Gibb not Stayin’ Alive

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Amongst the glut of celebrity deaths that seem to be filling the news currently is Robin Gibb who died aged 62 after a long running battle with cancer.

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Diabetic sues doctor for amputating infected penis

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Washington, May 18 (ANI): A man who had decided to undergo a penile implant in a Florida hospital is now suing his doctor after a post-surgical infection resulted in the amputation of his organ. Enrique Milla who was reportedly deported from the United States last year back to his native Peru, has been testifying in [...]

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Indian Doctor Claims Diabetes Cure with Keyhole Surgery

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Dubai, May 18 (Emiarates 24 x 7): An Indian surgeon specialised in obesity and diabetes has been approved by the UAE Ministry of Health to conduct keyhole excess fat removal surgery. Dr R Padmakumar, Senior Consultant Surgeon and Medical Director of Sunrise Group of Hospitals, said that already 100 patients have undergone keyhole surgery for [...]

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Diabetic Sues Doctor After His Infected Penis Is Amputated

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A man who elected to have a penile implant in a Florida hospital is now suing his doctor after a post-surgical infection resulted in the amputation of his organ. Enrique Milla, 65, who was reportedly deported from the United States last year back to his native Peru, has been testifying in court via Skype that [...]

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