More Than $100 Million Was Billed for Medically Questionable Vascular Procedures, Government Watchdog Finds

A newly released report, which was based on a study that launched in 2024 following a ProPublica investigation, flags nearly ...

Parents demand justice after 19-year-old dies following cosmetic surgery procedure at Miami clinic

In an exclusive interview with CBS News Miami, the family of Endrys Elian Martinez said they moved from Venezuela to the United States to give him a safer future away from violence in their home ...
Science Daily

Forget LASIK: Safer, cheaper vision correction without lasers or surgery

Researchers are developing a futuristic alternative to LASIK that reshapes the eye without lasers or incisions. Using mild electrical pulses and platinum contact lenses, they temporarily soften the ...

Families announce legal action against Miami plastic surgery clinic following procedures that allegedly led to 2 deaths

Attorneys with the Coral Gables-based law firm Silva and Silva identified the patients as 19-year-old Endrys Elian Martinez and 35-year-old Kenly Millan Aponte, a mother of two.

When drug after drug failed, a teen hoped brain surgery could fix her daily seizures. Insurance denied it.

Several weeks after NBC News reached out to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield about the denial, the insurer changed its policy to ...

Insurance denies coverage for teen’s surgery to treat severe epilepsy

In our series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Maggie Vespa reports on a 13-year-old Illinois girl who suffers from as many as four seizures a day. Insurance denied coverage for the surgery her doctor ...
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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi launches Middle East’s first laser therapy for epilepsy, brain tumours

ABU DHABI, 19th May, 2026 (WAM) -- Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has become the first hospital in the Middle East to introduce Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) for the treatment of epilepsy and ...
Us Weekly

Influencer Bianca Dias Dies After Suffering From Pulmonary Clot Days After Cosmetic Surgery

Influencer Bianca Dias has died days after undergoing a cosmetic surgery procedure. The Brazilian content creator died on Thursday, February 19, according to her loved ones. Dias, who was known for ...
Medscape

After Epilepsy Surgery, When to Stop ASMs Matters

The timing of antiseizure medication (ASM) withdrawal following resective epilepsy surgery was associated with early seizure relapse risk but not long-term seizure outcomes, a new multicenter study ...
Neurology Advisor

Surgery Improves Outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

Among individuals with autism spectrum disorder and drug-resistant epilepsy, epilepsy surgery is associated with seizure reduction and improvements in quality of life, highlighting its potential as an ...
The Washington Post

A songwriter had part of his brain removed. The music flowed.

The songwriter was unconscious, but his voice filled the operating room. Mike Frazier’s dirty-blond locks had been partially shaved and his head sanitized. The surgeon standing over him slid his blade ...