/tags/surgery Surgery en-US Copyright Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:52:13 GMT /news/2024-10-22/hospitals-iv-fluid-shortage-may-impact-surgeries-for-weeks Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains closed after a hurricane-related shutdown. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:52:13 GMT /news/2024-10-22/hospitals-iv-fluid-shortage-may-impact-surgeries-for-weeks Associated Press /news/2024-08-28/unc-health-system-surgical-hospital-chapel-hill North Carolina Surgical Hospital is the single largest addition to UNC Hospitals' campus in 72 years. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:17:50 GMT /news/2024-08-28/unc-health-system-surgical-hospital-chapel-hill Sharryse Piggott /show/embodied-radio-show/2024-03-01/brazilian-butt-lift-plastic-surgery-cosmetic-glutes-glute-bbl The Brazilian butt lift is one of the fastest growing cosmetic procedures. What is driving the desire for a “perfect peach”? Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:01:00 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2024-03-01/brazilian-butt-lift-plastic-surgery-cosmetic-glutes-glute-bbl Paige Miranda, Anita Rao /health/2023-09-04/antibody-toxic-organ-transplants-duke-study Researchers at Duke University might have found a way to improve organ transplants. When tested in primates, an antibody showed it could prevent organ rejection in kidney transplants. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:43:01 GMT /health/2023-09-04/antibody-toxic-organ-transplants-duke-study Jason deBruyn /show/embodied-radio-show/2022-09-16/face-experiences-history-facial-feminization-surgery-doctor-journey-recovery-transgender-women-gender-expression-confidence-appearance-feminine-sex-look Facial feminization surgery has been growing as a gender-affirming procedure and a way to combat gender dysphoria. The demand also sheds some light on the ways we construct gender and sex. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:01:00 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2022-09-16/face-experiences-history-facial-feminization-surgery-doctor-journey-recovery-transgender-women-gender-expression-confidence-appearance-feminine-sex-look Anita Rao, Kaia Findlay /podcast/embodied-podcast/2022-09-16/feminized-face-facial-surgery-trans-gender-affirming-care-feminization-transgender-woman-feminine Anita revisits a conversation with folks who've undergone facial feminization surgery as part of their gender confirmation process. FFS is a set of bone and soft tissue surgical procedures that reshape the forehead, brow, jaw and more. They share what the surgery meant for them, plus a medical anthropologist helps unpack who gets to decide what femininity looks like. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:30:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2022-09-16/feminized-face-facial-surgery-trans-gender-affirming-care-feminization-transgender-woman-feminine Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /podcast/embodied-podcast/2021-11-05/feminized-face-facial-surgery-trans-gender-affirming-care-feminization-transgender-woman-feminine Anita meets folks who've undergone facial feminization surgery as part of their gender confirmation process. FFS is a set of bone and soft tissue surgical procedures that reshape the forehead, brow, jaw and more. They share what the surgery meant for them, plus a medical anthropologist helps unpack who gets to decide what femininity looks like. Fri, 05 Nov 2021 16:11:10 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2021-11-05/feminized-face-facial-surgery-trans-gender-affirming-care-feminization-transgender-woman-feminine Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /health/2014-01-12/study-childrens-ear-tube-surgery-might-be-unnecessary-in-the-long-term Researchers at the University of North Carolina and RTI International have found that children who have tubes implanted in their ears to remove fluid… Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:54:51 GMT /health/2014-01-12/study-childrens-ear-tube-surgery-might-be-unnecessary-in-the-long-term Rebecca Martinez