Surgery

Cedars-Sinai Borrows Space Camera From NASA for More Precise Tumor Extraction

Two of L.A.'s most prestigious institutions come together, today, for some cutting-edge teamwork: Cedars-Sinai is announcing that it has borrowed a special space camera from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to get a better look at patients' complex tumors. Hospital to the stars, indeed! If you're ... More >>

Watch This Creepy Face Transplant Video Celebrating UCLA's New Surgery Program

Living in L.A., you know someone, someday will turn this into an opportunity to finally make Joan Rivers attractive. For now, UCLA's foray into the face transplant business seems inspired by disfigured war veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The university announced this week that it ... More >>

Brainworks: Brain Surgeons Give Glimpse of the Inner Sanctum

Max S. GerberJaren and Jared​When Keith Black was a kid, his mom caught him dissecting a chicken heart by the side of the house. He was 8, and such behavior might have worried some parents. But Black's father, a school principal, recognized the boy's curiosity. The next week, he brought his so ... More >>

Circumcision Available For All Under New Law Signed by Jerry Brown

Gov. Jerry Brown over the weekend said enough with the touchy-feely-we're-liberal-but-we're-still-going-to-tell-you-what-to-do b.s. that seems to permeate some of California's lefty cities. More specifically, he said

Top 5 Most Obnoxious Billboards in Los Angeles

John ZurThe official sneaker of Barry Bonds' career, these "shoes on steroids" can be seen at Santa Monica Blvd. and Sawtelle Blvd.​Downtown's planned football stadium could become a Las Vegas-style sea of billboards, as LA Weekly reported this week. But we L.A. drivers already deal with bill ... More >>

Penis Clipping as Part of Circumcision Gone Bad Yields $4 Million-Plus Settlement For Boy in L.A.

​Imagine making your first million before the age of 10. And you wouldn't even have to give your left one for it. Well, almost. A boy who's now 8 might have paid the ultimate price when a doctor took off most of the top of his penis during circumcision as a baby. Today a judge in L.A. said ... More >>

Plastic Surgery for Men is Not Just Celebs Anymore

Barry Manilow was ahead of his time with plastic surgery ​When it comes to facelifts, liposuction, breast reduction and other cosmetic surgeries, women have always been more willing than men to go under the knife. Pain in the name of beauty, or some twisted version of it. But that trend is slowl ... More >>

First Successful Hand Transplant in Western U.S. is Achieved at UCLA -- after the Fingerprints got a Background Check

UCLA Health System/ Ann Johansson PhotographyFuturamaaaa!​Surgeons at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center performed a 14-and-a-half hour hand transplant this weekend.The hand traveled from San Diego to become the first ever hand transplant in the western U.S. The Futurama-esque procedure has decid ... More >>

Carly Fiorina, Rebublican U.S. Senate Candidate, Hospitalized With Infection Caused By Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Associated PressCarly Fiorina on a better day​[Updated after the jump: Fiorina will be released today -- and is expected back on the trail by tomorrow.] [Updated after the jump with the probability that this is just an infection. Expert commentary from Laura Kruper, M.D., an assistant profess ... More >>

Great Moments In Innovation: OC Register Gives Meg Whitman Plastic Surgery Tips

OC RegisterColin Stewart has some advice for Meg Whitman​We have seen the future of journalism, and it involves the guy on the right giving out plastic surgery advice to politicians. Today's installment finds Colin Stewart, the Orange County Register's "innovation columnist," surveying plastic sur ... More >>

Hey Steve Cooley: Time To Take A Closer Look At Former Bell Police Randy Adams And His Shady Pension

Oh, my back! That's Adams on the right, with D.A. Steve Cooley, looking like a small town Rotarian, on the left. ​The L.A. Times reports that former Bell police chief Randy Adams, who quit in July when it was revealed he was making nearly $500,000 per year, is quite the physical fitness buff, ... More >>

Woman Who Had Breasts Removed Unnecessarily At L.A. County Hospital To Get Nearly $200,000

​A woman whose breasts were removed at County-USC Medical Center following an erroneous cancer diagnosis will be able to settle a lawsuit against the county for just less than $200,000. The $198,000 settlement was approved this week by the County Board of Supervisors, according to Associate ... More >>

UCLA Launches West Coast's First Hand Transplant Program

Photo credit: UCLA​The first hand-transplant program on the West Coast was introduced Monday at UCLA. Since 1999, only nine people in the United States have received hand transplants. "Over the past decade, the exciting field of hand transplantation has resulted in excellent outcomes for pati ... More >>

Go-Go's Tour is No-Go

​Variety reports that the Go-Go's have canceled what was to be their farewell tour due to guitarist Jane Wiedling's hiking injury that resulted in knee-replacement surgery (insert old-age joke here, then please feel terrible about Jane's no-fun pain and the bad luck of the timing). From Varie ... More >>

Plastic Surgery On The Wane In America

FoxNip/Tuck​This is really sad news for this here capital of nip/tuck. Cosmetic surgery is down a whole one percent in the United States, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Beverly Hills, Newport Beach, Encino, Las Vegas -- we know you can do better. On your own you can mak ... More >>

Pregnancy-Related Deaths Have Tripled In California

​The number of women who have died from complications related to their pregnancies has tripled from 1996 to 2006, California Watch is reporting. Two possible reasons: An increase in cesarean sections and a growing number of overweight moms-to-be. Just as intriguing: The state Department of He ... More >>

FROM PIER TO ETERNITY

Lila Downs Cancels Santa Monica Pier Show

Elena Pardo​Oaxaca singer Lila Downs has canceled her Thursday night performance at Santa Monica Pier. In her place will be the Lowrider Band. Last week we profiled Downs, and were greatly looking forward to her show. Here's the announcement: August 23rd, 2009 It is with much regret that we ... More >>

LA People 2009: Aerial Angel — Brian Rosenberg

Local Theater Leader Suffers Major Heart Attack

Ron Sossi, artistic director of the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, suffered a major heart attack on Monday, May 26, while attending a movie. He was rushed to Cedars Sinai Hospital in West Hollywood, and underwent triple bypass surgery two days later on Wednesday, May 28.

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