Most common surgery in the western world might be unnecessary

By Colm Gorey A new study claims patients undergoing one of the most common surgical procedures in the western world might be wasting their time. A team of researchers from

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How Profiteers Coax Women Into Often-Unneeded Surgery

By Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg Jerri Plummer was at home in Arkansas, watching television with her three children, when a stranger called to warn that her life was in danger. The caller

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