Multimedia
Heart Attack Survivors And Alcohol
March 29, 2012 6:43 am Videos CommentsMichelle Wright looks at how alcohol consumption affects those who have had a heart attack.
Diabetes Surgery
March 22, 2012 7:01 am Videos CommentsAn account of the first sleeve gastrectomy with ileal transposition surgery to be reported in the United States that is being investigated as a treatment for type II diabetes.
Robotic GYN Surgery
March 22, 2012 6:54 am Videos CommentsA medical breakthrough in the operating room is making surgery much less invasive for women. More doctors are using minimally invasive da Vinci surgery, also called robotic assisted surgery, for women with gynecological problems. Dr. Rolly Sullivan explains in this WVU Health Report.
Hernia Clinic Video Using Tissue Glue
March 22, 2012 6:50 am Videos CommentsDr. Sheen from Manchester General Surgery and Manchester Hernia Clinic explains why he uses tissue glue in hernia surgery to improve quality of life and reduce chronic pain for his patients.
Links In The Chain
March 22, 2012 6:35 am Videos CommentsCesare Bonventre and his cousin Josephine Bonventre discuss what it means to give and to get kidneys as part of the longest kidney transplant chain ever undertaken.
Roux en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
March 15, 2012 7:43 am Videos CommentsRoux en-Y gastric bypass surgery may also cure diabetes in patients. ;
New Robotic Surgery Could Cure Sleep Apnea
March 15, 2012 7:35 am Videos CommentsA surgeon in Houston, Texas, says he can cure sleep apnea with a new robotic surgery technique to remove the blockage that causes people to stop breathing as they sleep.
Getting A Heart Transplant
March 15, 2012 7:08 am Videos CommentsSusan Hendricks introduces us to a man who gets a heart transplant and tells us about his new lease on life.
Mom Shielding Kids Loses Legs In Tornado
March 8, 2012 6:12 am Videos CommentsA mother used her own body to shield her kids from two tornadoes, costing her both legs.
Child Swallows 37 Magnets
March 8, 2012 5:29 am Videos CommentsA three-year-old girl is recovering after swallowing 37 high-powered magnets. Affiliate KPTV reports.
Nonsurgical Heart Valve Replacement
March 1, 2012 7:45 am Videos CommentsThe cardiac team at LIJ Medical Center is the first in Queens and Long Island to implant the first FDA-approved nonsurgical heart valve replacement device to treat severe aortic stenosis, a condition in which calcium builds up on the aortic valve, restricting blood flow. The condition makes walking and breathing difficult.
Free Plastic Surgery For Teachers
February 23, 2012 5:17 am Videos CommentsCNN's Gary Tuchman reports on a financially troubled school district where teachers get free plastic surgery.
WHO Safe Surgery Checklist
February 16, 2012 6:36 am Videos CommentsThis is a demonstration of how the WHO Safe Surgery Saves Lives Checkist functions in an operation, in this case a hernia repair. For more information on the Checklist and the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Campaign, visit www.
Robotic Doppler Probe
February 16, 2012 6:20 am Videos CommentsDr Craig G Rogers at the Vattikuti Urology Institute performs a robotic partial nephrectomy using a robotic Doppler probe (Vascular Technology) for identification of hilar vessels and confirmation of parenchymal ischemia.
