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Tag: Surgery and Surgeons
Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?
After hearing about her injury, she said, one urologist compared her to a rape victim and said she…
In Ukraine, Gruesome Injuries and Not Enough Doctors to Treat Them
Operating with skeleton crews, doctors and nurses race to save limbs, and lives. It’s a grim routine for…
How Ben Got His Penis
When Bluebond-Langner started her rounds, she says, older surgeons warned, “Be careful what you’re known for.” Unheeding, she…
My Daughter Is Having Sex With Her Best Friend. Must I Tell Her Mom?
I am an anesthesiologist at a busy multisurgeon plastic-surgery practice. One of the surgeons has started offering a…
Patient Who Recieved Groundbreaking Pig Heart Transplant Dies
The first person to have his failing heart replaced with that of a genetically altered pig in a…
Kidneys From a Genetically Altered Pig Are Implanted in a Brain-Dead Patient
According to the surgical team, the pig kidneys started functioning and making urine after about 23 minutes and…