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A woman is fired for donating her kidney to her boss. Yes, seriously.

Wiens addressed media at Brigham and Women's Hospital a little more than one year after his surgery was performed

After suffering a total of five heart attacks in his lifetime, Dick Cheney received a heart transplant at the age of 71. Jeff Glor spoke with CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook on what the surgery could mean for the former vice president's health

Feeling like a failure in business?

Quadrocopter Swarms Go Tiny If you're a fan of This Week In Bots you'll be exquisitely familiar with quadropters--the technology is blooming right now because the battery, motor, and control technology is ubiquitous and the stable flight platform offered by the design promises so much for the future of aerial robotics.

Quadrocopter Swarms Go Tiny If you're a fan of This Week In Bots you'll be exquisitely familiar with quadropters--the technology is blooming right now because the battery, motor, and control technology is ubiquitous and the stable flight platform offered by the design promises so much for the future of aerial robotics. That's why we've seen them dance, perform ridiculous aerobatics , and even build things .

Millions of pacemakers have been successfully implanted in the past half century to regulate erratic heartbeats , but the electrical leads, which connect the device to the heart, complicate the surgery and increase infection risks. The heart's continuous and vigorous beating also creates strain on the leads and can damage them over time. [More]

Girls were separated following 20-hour surgery that involved 45 specialists

Spurred by strict insurance policies, some obese people actually gain weight in order to qualify for the surgery that can help them slim down.

A mother's attempt to save her son spotlights holes in the Family and Medical Leave Act: It doesn't apply to businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Claudia Rendon , a 41-year-old Philadelphia mother, says she was fired from her job in a school admissions office after she took time off to donate a kidney to her son. Rendon's employer, Aviation Institute of Maintenance, put her back on salary Tuesday after a media firestorm .

British actress joins forces with like-minded actresses to launch "British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League"

Fat transferred under the eyes to create a younger-looking face can last for at least three years, suggests a new study of people who had the surgery.

Obesity is associated with a host of health problems. But a new study finds that obese people may actually have an advantage in a specific medical situation: they’re less likely to die after surgery from certain respiratory complications than are their non-obese counterparts.

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Hands on surgical training (HoST) actually helps move the hands of surgeons in training to help them experience what it's like to make the cut. But are they actually learning? A teaching method that allows novice med students to instantly move with the same dexterity as the world's most seasoned surgeons sounds like the kind of science fiction quackery that'd get patients killed.