Date: Tue, 3. February 2009 02:23:08

AP - Surgeons removed a woman's kidney through her vagina so she could give it to her ailing niece, an unusual operation they hope will encourage others to donate because it reduces pain, scarring and recovery time. Doctors at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine said donor Kimberly Johnson, 48, and her niece, Jennifer Gilbert, 23, were both doing well following operations Thursday.

Date: Tue, 3. February 2009 02:23:08

AP - Surgeons removed a woman's kidney through her vagina so she could give it to her ailing niece, an unusual operation they hope will encourage others to donate because it reduces pain, scarring and recovery time. Doctors at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine said donor Kimberly Johnson, 48, and her niece, Jennifer Gilbert, 23, were both doing well following operations Thursday.

Date: Sat, 7. June 2008 02:54:16

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., June 6 (UPI) -- An estimated 11,000 people sustain spinal cord injuries in the United States each year and diving accidents are among the top five causes, surgeons say.

Date: Tue, 15. November 2011 02:07:20

AP - Suspended animation may not be just for sci-fi movies anymore: Trauma surgeons soon will try plunging some critically injured people into a deep chill — cooling their body temperatures as low as 50 degrees — in hopes of saving their lives.

Date: Tue, 15. November 2011 08:07:44

AP - Suspended animation may not be just for sci-fi movies anymore: Trauma surgeons soon will try plunging some critically injured people into a deep chill — cooling their body temperatures as low as 50 degrees — in hopes of saving their lives.

Date: Tue, 15. November 2011 02:07:20

AP - Suspended animation may not be just for sci-fi movies anymore: Trauma surgeons soon will try plunging some critically injured people into a deep chill — cooling their body temperatures as low as 50 degrees — in hopes of saving their lives.

Date: Mon, 2. March 2009 15:19:39

(AHN) - A nine-month-old Egyptian twins joined in the abdomen were successfully separated by a team of Saudi surgeons in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday and both are in stable condition. - Sun, 1 Mar 2009 10:10:12 GMT

Date: Fri, 15. August 2008 03:20:16

(AHN) - A debate has sparked among U.S. surgeons over deciding when an organ donor can be pronounced dead after a team of doctors from Denver published their first account of infant organ transplantation. - Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:31:30 GMT

Date: Thu, 14. August 2008 15:18:42

(AHN) - A debate has sparked among U.S. surgeons over deciding when an organ donor can be pronounced dead after a team of doctors from Denver published their first account of infant organ transplantation. - Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:34:00 GMT

Date: Wed, 8. July 2009 12:55:35

(AHN) - The Court of Appeal for Ontario rejected an appeal filed by three Toronto cosmetic doctors who questioned the supervisory power of the College of Physicians and Surgeons over their medical practice.