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No one knew why a dad couldn't eat. Then a surgeon took a second look. • Nov. 7, 2026, 8:00 AM ET (CBS)
Patients given apalutamide and hormone therapy around surgery may cut their risk of metastasis or death • Oct. 26, 2026, 5:00 PM ET (Medical Xpress)
‘We got you’ - Kashiema Ladrick’s story at UHWI • Oct. 25, 2026, 1:10 AM ET (The Gleaner)
Greener anesthesia cuts operating room emissions in half, slashes anesthetic costs nearly 40% • Oct. 18, 2026, 7:00 PM ET (Medical Xpress)
Melatonin and Ambien before surgery may improve sleep, reduce pain and opioid use after surgery • Oct. 18, 2026, 5:50 PM ET (Medical Xpress)

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Three surgeons in green scrubs, masks, and caps are focused on performing surgery around a brightly lit operating table with surgical instruments.
Ether anesthesia
Joseph Lister
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Laboratory autoclave with a round metal door, control panel featuring buttons, switches, a pressure gauge, and a digital temperature display reading 22.3 degrees.
Some nurses specialize in the care of patients before, during, and after surgical procedures.
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Key People

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Charles William Mayo
American physician
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Charles Horace Mayo
American physician
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William James Mayo
American physician
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William Worrall Mayo
American physician
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Frank Jobe
American orthopedic surgeon
Joseph Lister
Joseph Lister
British surgeon and medical scientist
Edward Jenner
Edward Jenner
English surgeon
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
American neurosurgeon and politician
Dr. Sanjay Gupta smiling in a suit at an outdoor event, 2010.
Sanjay Gupta
American neurosurgeon and medical correspondent
“America's Doctor”
Mehmet Oz
Turkish American surgeon and television personality
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Helen Brooke Taussig
American physician
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Hua Tuo
Chinese physician and surgeon
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Ernest Amory Codman
American surgeon
Mary Edwards Walker
Mary Edwards Walker
American physician and reformer
Pott, Sir Percivall
Sir Percivall Pott
English surgeon
Sir Ludwig Guttmann stands smiling at Heathrow Airport, speaking with British Paralympian Karen Hill and another female Paralympian in wheelchairs, with an airplane in the background.
Ludwig Guttmann
English neurosurgeon
Dr. Dorry Segev wearing glasses and a dark suit with black shirt speaks on stage, gesturing with both hands.
Dorry Segev
Israeli-born surgeon
Fiona Wood, 2005.
Fiona Wood
Australian surgeon
Victor Chang
Victor Chang
Australian surgeon
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Anderson Abbott
Canadian doctor and surgeon

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