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As parts of New York state slowly begin reopening, hospitals in those areas are taking steps to prepare for an influx of non-COVID patients, Lynda Baquero reports

Gov. Murphy gives an update on Coronavirus in New Jersey

As COVID-19 has spread across the country in recent months, hospitals have postponed elective surgeries, nonemergency procedures that are scheduled in advance. Cosmetic surgery, hernia repair and cancer operations are among the wide range of elective surgeries that come with varying degrees of complexity and urgency, NBC News reports. The American Hospital Association published a road map to resuming elective surgeries on April...

A California man became the first black patient — and oldest patient — to receive a full face transplant, Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital said Thursday, after a 16-hour procedure several months ago. Robert Chelsea, 68, of Los Angeles — who suffered burns to over 60% of his body and face after his car was struck by a drunk driver...

A New Britain man contracted flesh-eating bacteria and had to have his leg amputated after swimming at Hammonasset Beach State Park, according to his family.

Former Beach Boys star Brian Wilson announced on social media Thursday he would be postponing all upcoming tour dates as he continues his battle against mental illness.

Sharp Grossmont Hospital issued an apology Friday after 50 more women, in addition to 81 who filed a lawsuit last week, came forward with claims they were recorded in secret during gynecological surgeries.

Tiger Woods, in his Sunday red shirt, both arms raised in victory on the 18th green. For so many years, the scene was familiar. This time, it was surreal. “I can’t believe I pulled this off,” Woods said Sunday during the trophy presentation at the Tour Championship, where he gave thousands of delirious fans at East Lake, and millions more...

Danbury Hospital removed a 132-pound ovarian tumor from a woman and said she is home and is expected to make a full recovery.

A walking miracle. That is one sure way to describe Phillip Buffone. Few people can say that they’ve survived a severe traumatic injury — especially those caused by an oncoming train, but 36-year-old Buffone has beaten the odds.

Nearly a year ago , Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris broke his arm, pelvis, jaw and ribs after a fall while filming in a remote area of British Columbia. His spleen also ruptured and his lung collapsed....
And yet there he was in the final of the Pyeongchang Games, right in the mix during a back-and-forth contest won by American teenager Red...

Lena Dunham has taken a major step in her journey with endometriosis. The “Girls” star reveals in the March 2018 issue of Vogue that she underwent a total hysterectomy to remove her uterus and cervix, according to the Endometriosis Foundation of America. Dunham pens an essay detailing her decision after “years of complex surgeries measuring in the double digits” and...

Demonstrators flocked to a military recruiting station in Times Square to protest President Donald Trump’s abrupt ban on transgender service members in the military.

Demonstrators flocked to a military recruiting station in Times Square to protest President Donald Trump’s abrupt ban on transgender service members in the military. Ray Villeda reports.

President Trump’s declaration Wednesday morning that transgender people will be banned from the U.S. military has incited fury in New York as lawmakers and elected officials blasted the directive as discriminatory and “a giant slide backwards in the fight for equal rights.”

A transgender veteran has spoken out against Trump’s ban of transgender people in the military, as people plan protests in New York. Ida Siegal reports.

President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that transgender individuals will not be allowed to serve in the U.S. military “in any capacity,” saying they would cause “tremendous medical costs and disruption.” Transgender people have been able to serve openly in the military since June 2016, when then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter ended a ban. Trump had tweeted at the time, during...

One of the doctors wounded in last Friday’s rampage shooting at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital vividly recalls the moment the “angry” gunman, dressed in black boots and a white lab coat, stormed the room and began firing.

When a code silver was called during the shooting rampage at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital last Friday, doctors, nurses and staff were shocked — but not unprepared.

The six surviving staffers of Friday’s rampage shooting at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital all suffered “horrendous injuries,” including assault rifle wounds to the head and neck, but their conditions are improving and one of them was discharged Monday, officials said.