The Breast Implant Risk

Breast implants leaking contaminated silicone are causing a fuss in Europe, but all breast implants carry risks.

Following death, plastic surgeons raise concerns about certification

With her family and their attorney declining to speak publicly pending a planned malpractice lawsuit, it’s unclear why Adriana Paula Da Silva Toledo chose Dr. Sanjeev Sharma to enlarge her breasts with implants in a Framingham Medspa clinic. In the months following her death - a day after her procedure - from a blood clot, board-certified plastic surgeons continue to express alarm over the ...

Inaction by regulators as weight loss surgery allegations mount

Several current or former workers for the people behind those 1-800-GET-THIN ads have made allegations about this weight-loss enterprise that government regulators should have gotten to the bottom of long ago. Taken together, the allegations are that its patients are subjected to life-threatening conditions.

The Odd Body Explained

1. Why Do You "Laugh Until You Cry?" Experts don't really know. One thing to consider: Laughing and crying are similar psychological reactions.