The first group meeting was held for patients whose surgeons unknowingly washed instruments in hydraulic fluid instead of detergent.

A freelance medical writer organized the meeting of about 50 people. He was one of 3,800 patients who underwent surgery with instruments washed in the fluid in late 2004, at two hospitals onwed by Duke University Health systems

A new study finds that surgically implanting tubes in a child's eardrum to help drain a middle ear infection doesn't guard against developmental problems later in life

Former screen star, Zsa Zsa Gabor, is making a miraculous recovery from the stroke she suffered last month, and is slowly beginning to walk again.

The 88-year-old actress has been hospitalized since a car wreck in Los Angeles in 2002; but is starting to walk with a cane just weeks after undergoing surgery to clear a blocked artery

A study released Monday indicates women who have their ovaries removed during a hysterectomy may die prematurely of heart disease.

The study in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology says, "women and their doctors should be less reflexive about removing the ovaries during a hysterectomy and more aware of the benefits that ovaries continue to provide well into middle age

A study released Monday indicates that women who have their ovaries removed during a hysterectomy may die prematurely of heart disease.

The study released in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology says "women and their doctors should be less reflexive about removing the ovaries during a hysterectomy and more aware of the benefits that ovaries continue to provide well into middle age