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March 23rd, 2011

So much for John Wayne and the masculinity of yore. More men than ever before are getting cosmetic surgery, according to new statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). (more)

January 8th, 2011

A surgeon of the Arizona hospital where Gabrielle Giffords is being treated said in a press conferece Saturday that he’s “about as optimistic as it can get in this situation” for Giffords’ recovery. She was out of surgery at the time of the press conference, and was “responding to commands,” according to Peter Rhee of the University Medical Center of Tucson. (more)

December 31st, 2010

Anesthesia doesn’t put patients to “sleep,” as they’re often told. Rather, anesthesia puts the brain into a state of unconsciousness that’s more like being in a reversible coma than being asleep, a new study says. (more)

December 2nd, 2010

Transgender golfers will now be allowed to compete in the LPGA, after members voted to remove the organization’s requirement that players be “female at birth” to compete. (more)

October 28th, 2010

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo teachers rang up nearly $9 million worth of taxpayer-covered cosmetic surgery in 2009, according to the state-appointed authority overseeing public school finances. (more)

October 1st, 2010

Six months after revealing that she had breast cancer, Martina Navratilova has some good news about her health. “I am cancer-free,” she tells PEOPLE, happily. (more)

September 4th, 2010

Washington Nationals rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg underwent surgery to replace a torn elbow ligament yesterday, an operation that will sideline him through next season. (more)

August 31st, 2010

Reports of a Massachusetts man with a pea sprouting in his lung didn’t faze Ali Musani, an interventional pulmonologist at National Jewish Health in Denver. He has found surprising things in people’s lungs — thumbtacks, batteries, beans, even a two-decade-old fishbone. (more)

August 25th, 2010

Heidi Montag is desperate to go back under the knife, yet again. (more)

August 21st, 2010

For the first time ever, the U.S. Open will be without the top female player in the world this year. (more)

August 17th, 2010

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Brett Favre is back with the Minnesota Vikings. (more)

August 10th, 2010

My fifth look at the Most Valuable Player races finds two top American League contenders knocked out of the race by injuries — one permanently and one literally, as Kevin Youkilis had season-ending thumb surgery on Friday and Justin Morneau is continuing to struggle with the after affects of a concussion suffered in early July. Still, the AL award looks like a three-man race, while the NL chase continues to be dominated by two players who will do battle over the next three days for their division lead. Further down the NL list, we find this is a big year for second basemen in the senior circuit, despite Chase Utley’s continued absence. (more)

August 4th, 2010

Brett Favre told ESPN’s Ed Werder in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Wednesday that he has not made any decision about returning to play for the Minnesota Vikings this season and says he will play if healthy. (more)

August 3rd, 2010

MANKATO — Brett Favre’s wavering nature makes it impossible to call anything official — even when it seems to be that way — but NFL sources said the quarterback began informing Vikings personnel late Monday night that he has decided to retire for a third time. (more)

August 2nd, 2010

A Brooklyn girl who claims her high-school softball coach told her to “take it like a man” when she injured a finger during practice now wants to hit the city where it hurts — in the wallet. (more)

June 28th, 2010

He was the Morning Mayor of March. (more)

June 16th, 2010

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Ten years ago, Tiger Woods came to this awesome meeting of land and sea and made history by doing his best impersonation of Secretariat in the 1973 Belmont. The longer the U.S. Open went on, the more insane Woods’ lead became, until it was transformed into two distinct golf tournaments: (more)

June 15th, 2010

A transplant patient who died five months after surgery was given the lungs of someone who had smoked for 30 years. (more)

June 9th, 2010

Smile! Your dimple's showing. And if it's not, a trendy cosmetic surgery procedure can put a perfectly cute dent in your cheek that will show up with every grin. (more)

May 28th, 2010

A Tamarac woman wanted bigger breasts and thinner arms so badly authorities say she was willing to break the law to get them. (more)

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