Posts Tagged ‘Surgery’

Chavez Conscious After Surgery

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is conscious but in a “delicate and complex situation” after a cancer operation in Cuba, the BBC reports. Tweet This Post

Venezuela’s Chavez improving after surgery: officials

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is improving after a cancer operation in Cuba and has started exercising, officials said on Monday, amid doubts over whether the former soldier is in good enough health to continue governing. Vice President Nicolas Maduro said he had spoken by phone with Chavez, who was walking and doing [...]

Venezuela’s Chavez “improves slightly” after cancer surgery: official

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's condition has "improved slightly" following a cancer operation in Cuba, Venezuela's information minister said in a statement on Monday. (Reporting by Brian Ellsworth; Editing by Sandra Maler) Tweet This Post

Sudan’s Bashir to give speech, after surgery last month

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will address the nation and open a major dam on Sudan's national holiday next week, in one of his first major public appearances since undergoing surgery last month, state news agency SUNA said on Sunday. Sudanese blogs and newspapers had been speculating about Bashir's health because he [...]

Venezuela’s Chavez has “full intellectual capacity” after surgery

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has recovered "full intellectual capacity" after a six-hour cancer operation in Cuba this week, an official said on Saturday, but offered few details on the socialist firebrand's physical condition. Chavez's health weakened sharply after his October re-election, casting doubt on the future of his "21st century socialism," which [...]

Chavez’s cancer surgery was “complete success”: Venezuela VP Maduro

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's cancer operation on Tuesday was a complete success, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said. In a broadcast on state TV, Maduro said the surgery in Cuba was complicated and had lasted more than six hours. (Reporting by Daniel Wallis; Editing by Peter Cooney) Tweet This Post

Arizona Representative Ron Barber says recovering after minor cancer surgery

PHOENIX (Reuters) – Democratic Representative Ron Barber, a former aide to Gabrielle Giffords who was wounded alongside her in a deadly 2011 shooting, said on Tuesday he is recovering after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his tongue. Barber, 67, beat Republican rival Martha McSally by a slender margin in the November 6 election [...]

Brandon Roy Finally Invests In Home Arthroscopic Surgery Kit

MINNEAPOLIS—After suffering another setback in a long line of chronic knee issues, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Brandon Roy announced Monday that he has finally purchased a “Do It Yourself” arthroscopic surgery kit for at-home joint repa… Tweet This Post

Brandon Roy Finally Invests In Home Arthroscopic Surgery Kit

MINNEAPOLIS—After suffering another setback in a long line of chronic knee issues, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Brandon Roy announced Monday that he has finally purchased a “Do It Yourself” arthroscopic surgery kit for at-home joint repa… Tweet This Post

Saudi royals, officials visit king in hospital after surgery

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Senior Saudi royals and government officials have visited King Abdullah in hospital, state news agency SPA reported, a week after the monarch – believed to be in his late 80s – had surgery to tighten a ligament in his back. The stability of the world's biggest oil exporter and an [...]