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Sharon Cuneta undergoes surgery, asks for prayers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 01:28 PM

MANILA - Actress Sharon Cuneta revealed Tuesday that she underwent surgery to remove a lump on the back of her neck. Read more »

Angeline Quinto, umamin na nagpabawas ng dibdib

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 07 08:05 PM

Angeline Quinto, sumailalim sa breast reduction surgery.  Read more »

Why Angeline Quinto underwent breast-reduction surgery

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 02:03 AM

The Kapamilya singer told Push and other reporters that she used to have wardrobe troubles whenever she performed on "ASAP."  Read more »

How Belo beauty empire started with Regine Velasquez, pimple fight

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 06 01:02 PM

A televised greeting from "Asia’s Songbird" Regine Velasquez, whose acne problem she had cured, was the turning point for Vicki Belo, who transformed from self-conscious physician to beauty doctor to the stars. Read more »

Kenyan doctor performs brain surgery on wrong patient

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 06 08:03 AM

A neurosurgeon at Kenya's largest hospital has been suspended after performing brain surgery on the wrong patient, the hospital said in a statement on Friday. Read more »

Morocco's king undergoes successful heart surgery -state news agency

Reuters
Updated as of Feb 27 09:20 AM

Morocco's King Mohammed VI underwent successful heart surgery in France on Monday, state news agency MAP said.   Read more »

Indian state offers free breast implants to poor women

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 24 07:02 AM

NEW DELHI - Thousands of poor women in India's Tamil Nadu state have been offered free cosmetic breast surgery, including implants, its health minister said Friday, because "poor people also have a right to look beautiful." Read more »

Vice Ganda undergoes surgery

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 07:25 PM

Box-office superstar Vice Ganda underwent surgery on Saturday to remove kidney stones that had been causing him abdominal pain. Read more »

Surgeon fined for branding initials on patients' livers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 03:21 AM

A surgeon who admitted branding his initials on the livers of two patients undergoing transplants at a British hospital was fined Friday and sentenced to carry out unpaid community work. Read more »

'Kaltas sa sahod ng Enero base sa lumang tax table, dapat ibalik'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 12:00 AM

(UPDATED) Pinaalalahanan ng Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ang mga employer na dapat ipatupad na ang mas mababang income tax sa Enero at sakaling hindi ito naibigay, kailangang isauli sa empleyado ang sobrang withholding tax na makokolekta. Read more »

Miho Nishida, bakit nga ba nagparetoke?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 07:27 PM

Bakit nagparetoke si Miho?  Read more »

Before and after: 20 photos of Miho's stunning transformation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 01:55 PM

Miho Nishida, "Pinoy Big Brother" winner and up-and-coming actress, isn't one to shy away from confirming speculation about whether she's undergone cosmetic surgery. Read more »

NBA: Cavs' Shumpert has knee surgery

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 09:06 AM

LOS ANGELES - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert will miss six to eight weeks after surgery on his left knee on Friday, the NBA team said. Read more »

'Bagong ari' mula sa 'sex reassignment surgery,' maaaring magsara?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 03:40 PM

Delikado nga ba ang pagsailalim sa "sex reassignment surgery" dahil tila magkakaroon ng pirming sugat sa ari ang sumailalim sa operasyon? Read more »

Xander Ford is 'missing,' talent agency claims

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 03:58 AM

Where is Xander Ford?  Read more »

One time 'world's heaviest man' has second surgery in Mexico

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 07:35 AM

MEXICO CITY - A Mexican once certified as the heaviest man in the world is recovering from a second stomach-reduction surgery that doctors hope will help him shed more than 200 kilograms (440 pounds), the medical center treating him reported Thursday. Read more »

Philhealth, sagot ang bahagi ng gastos sa pagpapatanggal ng kulugo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 10:13 PM

Sasagutin ng Philhealth ang malaking bahagi ng gastusin para sa mga miyembro nitong nais na ipagamot ang kanilang kondisyon sa balat sa pamamagitan ng laser surgery. Read more »

Kailan maaaring buwisan ang pagpaparetoke?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 06:42 PM

Dapat liwanagin ng mga nagsusulong ng batas para sa buwis sa cosmetic surgery kung ano ang depinisyon ng mga retokeng para lamang sa 'vanity' o luho, ayon sa isang mambabatas.  Read more »

Mexico crime boss murdered during plastic surgery: officials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 04:47 AM

A Mexican crime boss was murdered on the operating table as he underwent plastic surgery to change his face and erase his fingerprints, officials in the central city of Puebla said. Read more »

Indian doctors separate twins joined at the head

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 06:22 PM

NEW DELHI, India - Doctors in India have successfully separated conjoined twin boys who were attached at the skull in a marathon surgical procedure that lasted more than 36 hours and involved 40 doctors.   Read more »