Read more surgeons stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37621/surgeons.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:29:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/55501/burn-victim-gets-new-face-hands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA burn victim has received a new face and hands in a ground-breaking transplant surgery in France, reports the Times of London. A team of 40 doctors worked 30 hours in the same Paris hospital that performed the world's first face transplant in 2005 and first hand transplant in 1998....http://www.newser.com/story/55501/burn-victim-gets-new-face-hands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 3:33:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47968/surgery-checklist-saves-lives-and-maybe-25b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt sounds like a no-brainer, but surgical teams who use a simple checklist similar to those employed by flight crews reduced deaths and complications by a stunning 33%, according to an international study. If every US hospital used the checklist, health care costs for treating avoidable complications could be cut...http://www.newser.com/story/47968/surgery-checklist-saves-lives-and-maybe-25b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Jan 2009 10:25:01 CST