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Husband William Bryan of Alabama dies on the operating table at a Florida hospital after Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky removes a liver

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Husband William Bryan of Alabama dies on the operating table at a Florida hospital after Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky removes a liver

An Alabama husband died on an operating table in Florida when doctors mistakenly removed the man’s liver during surgery and the surgeon tried to pass the organ off as an “enlarged spleen,” according to an attorney representing the man’s widow. William Bryan and his wife Beverly were visiting their rental property in Okaloosa County, Florida […]

Man arrested with bloody head after refusing to leave plane at Miami airport, police said

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Man arrested with bloody head after refusing to leave plane at Miami airport, police said

MIAMI– A Las Vegas couple was taken off a plane and arrested at Miami International Airport after other passengers complained about the man’s bleeding forehead following a hair transplant, the couple said. The 27-year-old man and the 32-year-old woman had already boarded an American Airlines flight to Las Vegas on Tuesday when flight crew noticed […]

Does cannabis use disorder increase the risk of head and neck cancer?

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Does cannabis use disorder increase the risk of head and neck cancer?

A recently published study JAMA Otorhinolaryngology determines whether cannabis use disorder (CUD) increases the risk of head and neck cancer (HNC). Study: Cannabis use and head and neck cancer. Photo credit: Andry Jeymsss / Shutterstock.com What is HNC? HNC is the sixth leading cause of cancer worldwide. In 2020, over 870,000 HNC cases were reported […]

Local doctors are among the first to use a new type of surgical robot

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Local doctors are among the first to use a new type of surgical robot

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Doctors at Christ Hospital are among the first in the country to use a new type of robot for surgery. It’s called the Single-Port (SP) da Vinci Robotic Surgery System. Dr. Justin Cox is one of the first urologists in the country to be trained in the use of this system. It […]

Local doctors are among the first to use a new type of surgical robot

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Local doctors are among the first to use a new type of surgical robot

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Doctors at Christ Hospital are among the first in the country to use a new type of robot for surgery. It’s called the Single-Port (SP) da Vinci Robotic Surgery System. Dr. Justin Cox is one of the first urologists in the country to be trained in the use of this system. It […]