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fromSnowBrains
2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn Reveals That Emergency Surgery Prevented Amputation - SnowBrains

The reason why it was so complex was because I had compartment syndrome. There was so much trauma and blood that it basically crushed everything in the compartment. He saved my life from being amputated.
Snowboarding
Healthcare
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Two years later, this $18,926 surgery claim is still in limbo - is there a way out?

An insurer and its vendor refuse payment of an emergency surgeon's fee over authorization and procedural disputes, risking patient liability as the two-year deadline approaches.
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

A 31-year-old marathon runner thought she had norovirus. She was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer.

Up until she was 18, she practiced gymnastics 4 to 5 days a week. "I loved the discipline, I loved having a regimented schedule," Jonozzo, 31, told Business Insider. "That instilled how important health and fitness are to your lifestyle." In her 20s, she gravitated toward marathon running. A supply chain analyst, Jonozzo would regularly wake up at 4 or 5 am to lift for two hours and run before going to work.
Medicine
#guy-fieri
fromsfist.com
3 months ago
Food & drink

Local Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri 'Exploded' Leg Muscle In Fall, Will Spend Eight Weeks Wheelchair-Bound

fromsfist.com
3 months ago
Food & drink

Local Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri 'Exploded' Leg Muscle In Fall, Will Spend Eight Weeks Wheelchair-Bound

Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

When Odie the cavoodle needed emergency surgery, the veterinary staff showed why they are the unsung heroes of healthcare | Ranjana Srivastava

Veterinary professionals balance compassion and professionalism, offering choices while considering the emotional and financial impact on pet owners.
fromVulture
7 months ago

The Gilded Age Season-Finale Recap: The Reckless Folly of Mrs. Russell

George Russell, who did NOT die, became as awful a husband, as awful a robber baron, and as awful a man as the good old city knew.
Television
fromwww.npr.org
7 months ago

Inside a Gaza hospital: A British surgeon on what he's witnessing firsthand

Dr. Nick Maynard describes a health system in collapse in Gaza, stating, 'Gunfire echoes just outside as he outlines what he says is a systematic effort by Israel to dismantle Gaza's civilian infrastructure.'
US news
Health
fromArs Technica
8 months ago

Man eats dubious street food-ends up blowing apart his GI tract

Boerhaave syndrome results from a tear in the esophagus, often due to severe vomiting, leading to serious complications. Immediate surgical intervention is crucial.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
9 months ago

British holidaymaker attacked by shark during morning swim thought she would die'

A shark bite incident led a British tourist to seek emergency surgery after a vacation mishap in Jamaica.
The Independent highlights the importance of accessible journalism in critical times.
UK news
fromNew York Post
9 months ago

'Harry Potter' star Stanislav Yanevski hospitalized, undergoes emergency surgery after losing ability to breathe

Stanislav Yanevski experienced a serious health scare involving emergency surgery after his 40th birthday, but he is now recovering.
fromwww.bbc.com
10 months ago

Nuno 'concerned but positive' for injured Awoniyi

Nuno Espirito Santo expressed concern yet optimism for Taiwo Awoniyi following emergency surgery. The striker is recovering in hospital after a serious abdominal injury.
Liverpool FC
fromBusiness Insider
10 months ago

Climb aboard the USS Silversides, a World War II submarine that sank 23 enemy vessels and earned 12 battle stars

On Christmas Eve 1942, surrounded by enemy warships, a USS Silversides crewman underwent a life-saving appendectomy using makeshift tools in the submarine's wardroom.
Medicine
Liverpool FC
fromwww.90min.com
10 months ago

Taiwo Awoniyi woken from coma after emergency surgery

Taiwo Awoniyi has been woken from a coma following emergency surgery for a ruptured intestine sustained during a match.
London music
fromConsequence
10 months ago

Robert Fripp recently suffered heart attack and underwent two emergency surgeries

Robert Fripp recently suffered a heart attack and underwent emergency surgeries but maintains a sense of humor about the situation.
fromNew York Post
10 months ago

Savage Garden's Darren Hayes broke his jaw, lost consciousness in 'terrible' accident: 'I could have died'

On March 17, 2 months to the day after my Mother passed away, I had a terrible accident. I've been trying to keep it private but my lengthy recovery period means it's easier to admit the truth.
Mental health
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