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Care assistant with breast cancer had ‘inappropriate’ surgeries – inquest told
Disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson said it was ‘nonsense’ that an open breast biopsy and double mastectomy performed on a patient were unnecessary.
Paterson made ‘wrong decision’ to perform mastectomy on 82-year-old – inquest
Gladys Currall died of post-operative complications days after disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson performed a mastectomy on her, an inquest heard.
Rogue surgeon tells inquest he ‘fought hard for patient to have what she wanted’
Ian Paterson said he was an ‘advocate’ for Christine Baker, who died in 2015 after putting her trust in his advice to have a ‘skin-sparing” mastectomy
Surgeons use technology to ‘see inside’ body for the first time in UK
The Institute for Neurological Sciences provides specialised care for patients and is operated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Boki the bear takes ‘favourite’ medicine Calpol as he recovers from surgery
Boki the bear had brain surgery in the first operation of its kind in the UK to drain a build-up of fluid.
Boki the bear ‘not out of the woods’ yet after successful brain surgery
Boki the brown bear had surgery in the first operation of its kind in the UK to drain a build-up of fluid in his brain.
Boki the brown bear has pioneering brain surgery in Kent
An MRI scan revealed Boki had hydrocephalus, a build-up of fluid in the brain.
Belfast Bicep dance music star recovers from surgery on ‘large and pretty rare’ brain tumour
Electronica producer had surgery last Friday and said tumour was ‘almost certainly not cancerous’
3D-printed blood vessels could improve heart bypass outcomes, research suggests
A team led by experts at the University of Edinburgh produced the vessels, and hope to now test their theory in animals.
First patients in UK to receive new ‘revolutionary’ device to stop acid reflux
The condition occurs when contents from the stomach flow back into the oesophagus.