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Surgery

All time
vaginal mesh
NHS suspends vaginal mesh operations in England over risk of 'life-changing injuries'
10 Jul 2018
12.6k
3
Boxing
Triple world champ Lomachenko has gone under the knife for shoulder injury
31 May 2018
3.9k
1
8th amendment
'I was in pain all the time': Pregnant woman denied treatment for 'gangrenous ovarian cyst'
19 May 2018
38.3k
72
mesh survivors
Health Minister cancels meeting with women who suffered vaginal mesh complications
17 May 2018
14.7k
21
Soldier
World's first total penis and scrotum transplant takes place in US
24 Apr 2018
37.9k
61
GoFundMe
'I'm elated, relieved': Over €111k raised to send Cork teen to US for urgent brain tumour surgery
19 Apr 2018
12.6k
7
tullow tank
Sean O'Brien set to miss out on Leinster's semi-final clash with Scarlets
17 Apr 2018
17.7k
21
Setback
Blow to PSG's Champions League hopes as Neymar set for surgery
28 Feb 2018
6.1k
8
advice for men
Stephen Fry is recovering from prostate cancer surgery
23 Feb 2018
18.2k
80
Delays
'Aisling's curve is now 70%': Minister says waiting four years for scoliosis surgery is too long
15 Feb 2018
12.3k
22
Critical
'People are dying': Life-saving surgeries delayed or cancelled due to intensive care bed shortage
18 Jan 2018
6.8k
19
Research
Myth debunked: Age isn't a risk factor for complications after surgery among older patients
14 Jan 2018
9.0k
3
worrying
Non-emergency surgical death rates in Africa are double the global average
4 Jan 2018
5.7k
5
busy period
Surgeries at Cork hospital cancelled for two weeks as flu and 'revelry' make their impact
22 Dec 2017
10.0k
22
Waiting Lists
'It's Belfast or go blind': Bus of elderly head on eight-hour journey up North for cataract surgery
18 Dec 2017
17.6k
36
Recovery
Man United defender ruled out for up to three months as he undergoes surgery
15 Dec 2017
4.8k
2
vaginal mesh
Vaginal mesh campaigner dies in Canada after being hospitalised for sepsis
5 Dec 2017
125k
7
mary comber
'I don't want to jump queues': Thousands waiting up to 4 years for cataract surgery
22 Nov 2017
12.3k
54
spinal curve
Children with scoliosis on waiting lists more than 4 months given option to go abroad for surgery
27 Sep 2017
10.0k
28
prolapse
Irish women take legal action over 'razor blade' vaginal mesh implants
18 Sep 2017
79.4k
12
Obesity
Over €1 million spent last year on surgeries for morbidly obese people
24 Jul 2017
11.9k
59
Washington
Former US presidential candidate John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer
20 Jul 2017
19.2k
54
clock is ticking
'It's not fair to leave people in this pain': Westmeath woman waiting 2 years for surgery on chronic back ailment
17 Jul 2017
17.7k
40
Bariatric surgery
Ireland is carrying out less than one weight loss surgery a week
13 Jul 2017
9.1k
23
ectopic pregnancy
'She asked me to pray for her': Inquest hears pregnant woman died during surgery at Holles Street
21 Jun 2017
32.9k
bundee aki
Bundee Aki to miss Barbarians games as he prepares for surgery
22 May 2017
4.0k
Stigma
'It's not an easy way out': Is surgery the way to help solve Ireland's obesity crisis?
22 May 2017
19.4k
56
spinal curve
'He’s very brave, he was in surgery for 10 hours': Tommy Long finally gets scoliosis operation
17 Apr 2017
17.3k
12
cracked shell
Surgeons remove 915 coins swallowed by Thai sea turtle
7 Mar 2017
12.4k
19
Ouch
Haye goes under the knife on Achilles he ruptured in Bellew bout
6 Mar 2017
6.0k
3
Bangladesh
First female to suffer from 'tree man syndrome' undergoes successful surgery
12 Feb 2017
57.3k
12
scoliosis
'I see my daughter crying in pain, her body bending over. We can't wait two years'
7 Feb 2017
39.6k
72
patient cancellations
An 'appalling' 2,876 surgeries were cancelled last month
3 Feb 2017
8.7k
15
pain and suffering
Hundreds of surgeries cancelled nationwide as overcrowding crisis grips health system
11 Jan 2017
9.2k
23
snipped
Vietnamese man has scissors removed from his body after 18 years
3 Jan 2017
20.8k
17
Breakthrough
Cork researchers develop 'smart knee' that could speed up surgery recovery
20 Dec 2016
13.6k
6
spinal curve
'This is a huge scandal': Children with scoliosis deteriorating as waiting lists worsen
13 Nov 2016
18.3k
44
cut to the bone
Dave Pocock posted an extremely in-depth pic after surgery on his broken hand
25 Sep 2016
16.5k
7
Investigation
Teenager had surgery after serious assault in Waterford last night
8 Sep 2016
18.7k
18
Bad Reception
Pictures: The case of a Dublin prisoner who swallowed a mobile phone
15 May 2016
38.1k
57
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