(Natural News) Virginia OB/GYN Javaid Perwaiz was recently convicted on 52 counts of insurance fraud for carrying out unnecessary hysterectomies and other operations. Perwaiz had been practicing medicine in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia for nearly 40 years. He was arrested last fall by the FBI after an investigation revealed that he had been […]

(Natural News) Going under the knife has its risks. For older adults, however, that risk includes having a stroke without even realizing it. In a study published in the Lancet, a team of researchers found that one out of 14 older adults who had elective, non-cardiac surgery experienced a perioperative covert stroke – that is, a “silent” stroke […]

(Natural News) Bone infection is one of the complications that may arise from surgeries prompted by automobile accidents, combat wounds or cancer treatments. To fight this type of infection, a team of researchers recently developed a new, double-duty hydrogel that simultaneously attacks bacteria and promotes bone regrowth with a single application. Researchers at the Georgia Institute […]

(Natural News) In this study, researchers from Australia evaluated the outcomes of nerve transfer surgery, which is used for reanimating upper limb function in people with tetraplegia. Their findings were published in the journal The Lancet. The loss of upper extremity function after cervical spinal cord injury affects independence, including social, vocational and community engagements. Nerve […]

(Natural News) If you’re curious how many people are dying from things that the government claims are “safe and effective,” look no further than the Pharma Death Clock website, which explains that more than 20 million people have died from chemotherapy alone since the year 2000. As it turns out, the chemical cocktails manufactured by Big […]

(Natural News) A surgery can save a person’s life from an immediate threat, but it can carry long-term consequences on his health. A recent study in the British Journal of Surgery revealed that people who have gone under the knife have aged faster than those who didn’t undergo surgery. As a person grows older, his health generally […]

(Natural News) Spanish researchers combined nanotechnology and photonics to improve the effectiveness of medical meshes in surgical implants. Powered by light, nanoparticles killed any disease-causing bacteria that might cause a dangerous infection in the mesh. Medical meshes help a surgery patient recover faster after an operation that removed, repaired or replaced damaged tissue in his […]

(Natural News) It’s the stuff of horror movies: A patient enters the hospital for a routine surgery – perhaps the removal of his appendix – and wakes up after the surgery to discover that an entirely different body part has been removed – perhaps his kidney. With the reams and reams of forms that patients […]

(Natural News) What is a right? We often hear politicians running for office standing on their soapboxes and preaching to the masses about individuals’ rights and how they, if elected, will make sure their constituents get what they are owed. The distinction between what is just and what is privileged is blurred, and now more confusing […]

(Natural News) A new study warned that women experience greater danger during surgical operations to repair the aorta than men. Female patients who undergo aortic surgery have higher risks of developing health complications, suffering strokes, and death. The largest blood vessel in the body, the aorta, delivers oxygenated blood from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. […]