Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy

  May 14, 2013 in Health, Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast … 18

• Koop, who transformed surgeon general post, dies

  February 25, 2013 in Nation/World With his striking beard and starched uniform, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era — and one of the most … 4

• Simple measures cut infections caught in hospitals

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Preventing surgery-linked infections is a major concern for hospitals and it turns out some simple measures can make a big difference. A project at seven big hospitals …

• Mass. transplant doctor, Nobel winner Murray dies

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who performed the world’s first successful kidney transplant and won a Nobel Prize for his pioneering work, has died. He was 93. Murray …

• Transplant doc, Nobel winner Murray dies in Boston

  November 26, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who performed the world’s first successful kidney transplant and won a Nobel Prize for his pioneering work, has died at age 93. Murray …

• Calif. city plans to provide transgender surgeries

  November 8, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is preparing to become the first U.S. city to provide and cover the cost of sex reassignment surgeries for uninsured transgender residents. The city’s …

• Friend describes fatal beauty surgery at Pa. hotel

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia woman known as “the Black Madam” performed deadly cosmetic surgery on a London dancer in an airport hotel room, then used Krazy Glue to close … 1

• Friend describes deadly beauty surgery at Pa. inn

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia woman known as “the Black Madam” performed deadly cosmetic surgery on a London dancer in an airport hotel room, then used Crazy Glue to close …

• Kathy Bates recovering from double mastectomy

  September 12, 2012 in Health NEW YORK (AP) — Kathy Bates says she is recovering from a double mastectomy. The Oscar-winning actress tweeted on Wednesday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer two months ago. …

• AP IMPACT: Surprising methods heal wounded troops

  September 10, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Around the country, the most … 1

• Surprising new medicine to heal wounded warriors

  September 9, 2012 in Health BOSTON (AP) — Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Around the country, the most …

• AP IMPACT: Surprising methods heal wounded troops

  September 9, 2012 in Health BOSTON (AP) — Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Around the country, the most …

• Ukrainian orphan treated for severe burns in Mass.

  September 4, 2012 in Health BOSTON (AP) — Not much is known about how Ihor Lakatosh ended up with burns over 30 percent of his body. The little Ukrainian boy was severely malnourished and unable …

• Surgery allows blind orangutan to see her babies

  August 31, 2012 in Health JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A formerly blind Sumatran orangutan can see her baby twins for the first time after undergoing cataract surgery in the first such operation in Indonesia. The …

• Circumcision pluses outweigh risks: Pediatricians

  August 27, 2012 in Health CHICAGO (AP) — The nation’s most influential pediatricians group says the health benefits of circumcision in newborn boys outweigh any risks and insurance companies should pay for it. In its …

• Study: Obesity surgery can help prevent diabetes

  August 22, 2012 in Health Doctors are reporting a new benefit from weight-loss surgery — preventing diabetes. Far fewer obese people developed that disease if they had stomach-shrinking operations rather than usual care to try …