Man Sues Hospital After Wrong Testicle Removed During Cancer Surgery

LONDON (CBSDC) — A British man is suing a hospital after surgeons removed the wrong testicle during cancer surgery.

The U.K. Metro reports doctors realized the mistake about 40 minutes after the initial surgery and tried to correct the mistake in an emergency procedure to no avail.

“The matter is in the hands of my solicitor,” the unnamed man said. “She is about to issue proceedings now.”

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Raid on home of TWITTER user suspected of spreading Chávez health rumors

Venezuelan intelligence officers have raided the home of a Twitter user suspected of spreading destabilising rumours about the health of Hugo Chávez ahead of an inauguration that the ailing president looks increasingly unlikely to attend.

The alleged microblogger, Federico Medina Ravell is the cousin of a prominent opposition figure, prompting concerns that a long-simmering “information war” could be escalating as the government and its opponents try to fill the vacuum left by a [...]

Crisis looms: Venezuela faces political turmoil

Venezuela faced political turmoil and the possibility of new elections on Friday when it became increasingly unlikely that President Hugo Chavez would recover his health in time to be inaugurated for a new term next week.

The government, which has given only vague updates on his condition since he flew to Cuba for emergency treatment, admitted that Mr Chavez’s condition had worsened.

“The President has faced complications as a result of a [...]

Chavez makes energetic homecoming after surgery

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez led an energetic homecoming celebration on Saturday, rallying thousands of supporters from a balcony of the presidential palace after three weeks in Cuba for cancer surgery.

Chavez turned the event into a campaign rally, vowing to win re-election in the Oct. 7 presidential vote and demanding unity from his followers. Returning to the combativeness that has characterized much of his 13-year presidency, Chavez insulted [...]

Vigil as Argentine president prepares for cancer surgery

 

They plan to start gathering at 1 am Wednesday in the capital’s Plaza de Mayo and outside the Hospital Austral, as well as at other public squares around the country – and to stay until she is out of surgery.

Mrs Kirchner, the country’s first elected female president, was found to have cancer “on the right lobe of the thyroid gland” during a routine medical examination on December 22, her spokesman [...]

THE BOOK: Exotic Treatments to Combat Cancer …Vowed to ‘destroy’ Android

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new biography portrays Steve Jobs as a skeptic all his life — giving up religion because he was troubled by starving children, calling executives who took over Apple “corrupt” and delaying cancer surgery in favor of cleansings and herbal medicine.

“Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson, to be published Monday, also says Jobs came up with the company’s name while he was on a diet of [...]

Chavez’s future uncertain after cancer surgery

From AP:

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez received a hero’s welcome as he rallied thousands of supporters upon his return to Venezuela, vowing to beat cancer after undergoing surgery in Cuba.

Wearing the combat fatigues and red beret of his army days, Chavez projected strength as he spoke from the balcony of the presidential palace on Monday, waving to the [...]