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By RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 22:08, 21 August 2025 | Updated: 10:04, 22 August 2025 A top transgender surgeon is being sued by two patients who claim their operations left them with deformed genitals.  Two anonymous transgender men have filed separate lawsuits against Dr. Curtis Cetrulo over their ‘botched’ phalloplasties at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston. Cetrulo, a …

Ticks are migrating, but scant surveillance may leave doctors in the dark on patient treatment  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Brain eating amoeba-infected patient dies, Missouri health officials confirm  KSDK Man infected with ‘brain-eating’ amoeba in Missouri has died, DHSS says  KOMU 8 Missouri health officials say patient treated for ‘brain-eating’ amoeba after Ozarks excursion has died  KMBC Missouri Patient in ICU for 97% Fatal ‘Brain-Eating’ Infection Linked to Waterskiing on Local Lake  people.com Missouri health leaders confirm death of patient with rare brain-eating …

Diabetes patient produces own insulin after gene-edited cell transplant – without anti-rejection drugs  TechSpot First gene-edited islet transplant in a human passes functional trial  Medical Xpress Transplanted Islet Cells Survive Without Immune Suppression  Medscape Novel T1D Therapy Opens the Door to Cell Transplants Sans Immunosuppressants  MedPage Today Diabetic Man With Gene-Edited Cells Produces His Own Insulin—No Transplant Drugs Required  Gizmodo Source link

WESTFIELD, Ind. — They preached patience, then didn’t practice it. The truth is the Indianapolis Colts were in a hurry the minute they drafted Anthony Richardson fourth overall in 2023. A hurry to get him on the field, a hurry to hand him the starting quarterback job, a hurry to find out if the franchise’s years-long odyssey at the position …

When you go to the dentist, you’re likely focused on matters like cavities and gum health. But dental experts can detect a lot more from your exam.  “A lot about someone’s overall health can be observed just by looking in their mouth,” Dr. Kami Hoss, a dentist and author of If Your Mouth Could Talk, told HuffPost. “In fact, over …

A patient in a South Carolina children’s hospital has died of a brain-eating amoeba, according to the facility.  In a news briefing Tuesday, Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Midlands confirmed the patient died of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, also known as PAM, a rare but often fatal brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri organism. The hospital did not share any more details …

Patient dies from brain-eating amoeba after possible exposure at Lake Murray  WLTX Patient exposure to fatal brain-eating amoeba happened at Midlands lake  WIS News 10 Infection caused by brain-eating amoeba kills person in South Carolina, children’s hospital says  WBTV Patient dies from brain-eating amoeba after swimming in South Carolina waters  WPDE Brain-eating amoeba case confirmed in South Carolina  WYFF Source link

AI use in healthcare has the potential to save time, money, and lives. But when technology that is known to occasionally lie is introduced into patient care, it also raises serious risks. One London-based patient recently experienced just how serious those risks can be after receiving a letter inviting him to a diabetic eye screening—a standard annual check-up for people …

“When I was in RN school, one of my classmates was assigned a female patient who had a stage 4 pressure ulcer on her coccyx — this was down to the bone and really awful looking. The wound care team had taken a photo of it, and that photo was in the patient’s chart. My classmate removed the photo from …