Surgery Coverage

Daughter donates liver to save mother's life

The procedure took place at UNC Health and the Stiehls say this liver transplant has allowed them to bond more than they have in years.

Destinee Patterson, WRAL reporter

Just in time for Mothers Day, Fayetteville mother receives donated liver from daughter

Just in time for Mother's Day, a Fayetteville daughter donated her liver to her mother. The procedure took place at UNC Health and the Stiehls say this liver transplant has allowed them to bond more than they have in years.

New ACL surgery may speed recovery, preserve tissue

A new surgical approach is being evaluated that could help some patients recover faster and preserve more of their own tissue.

Less invasive, faster recovery: Duke Health part of new ACL surgical trial

A new surgical approach is being evaluated that could help some patients recover faster and preserve more of their own tissue.

Rick Armstrong, WRAL Enterprise multimedia journalist

Conjoined twin girls, who shared a liver, separated

A Texas family is breathing a sigh of relief after Cook's Children's Medical Center in Dallas performed a procedure -- successfully unlinking two conjoined beautiful baby girls.

Doctor repairs 5-year-old's 'swiss cheese' heart

A five year-old boy from Portland, Oregon is thriving, thanks to a New York hospital and a doctor who performed surgery to repair his "swiss cheese heart."

NC hospitals adjust during shortage of painkiller lidocaine

The shortage of lidocaine could impact patients by making medications harder to find - or even delaying procedures.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Groundbreaking surgery gives 5-year-old boy a new ear

A five year-old boy who was born without a left ear underwent a ground-breaking surgery using cadaver tissue to build a new ear.

Duke surgeon talks groundbreaking procedures performed on baby

A pediatric cardiac surgeon at Duke University Hospital discusses a groundbreaking combination of a heart transplant and an allogeneic processed thymus tissue implantation performed last summer.

Antibiotics can be a routine alternative to surgery for appendicitis, Duke study finds

Antibiotics are an effective, safe treatment for uncomplicated appendicitis cases and can often be an alternative to surgery, a Duke researcher finds.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL Sr. multiplatform producer

Greenville medical startup develops device that can see blood through through skin

A medical startup company in Greenville has developed a device that can see blood flow through the skin in real time during surgery.

Some elective surgeries on hold during COVID surge

A number of hospitals across central North Carolina are indefinitely delaying some non-emergency surgeries so they can keep patient rooms available for COVID-19 patients.

Rex Hospital uses tents to expand emergency room amid unrelenting stream of COVID patients

So many COVID-19 patients are in UNC Rex Hospital that the Raleigh facility set up tents in its parking lot Monday to expand its emergency department.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

Declining coronavirus cases create change inside hospitals

For the first time in nearly a year, the state's average coronavirus cases were under 1,000 on Thursday.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Elective surgeries begin again as coronavirus cases decline

Optimism is growing as the numbers continue to go down, while the decline is also creating changes inside local hospitals.

Prince Philip still recovering from heart surgery, according to Royal Palace

Prince Philip will turn 100 years old in June.

How to help your child prepare for surgery

Surgery can be scary at any age, never mind when the patient is a child. Little ones don't always understand what's happening or why.

UNC Health Talk

Family mourns 82-year-old man who died of coronavirus after surgery

After experiencing back pain, 82-year-old Gene Waters was taken to WakeMed Hospital for non-emergency surgery in early August.

Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporter

Family wants answers after man dies from COVID-19 after surgery

After experiencing back pain, 82-year-old Gene Waters was taken to WakeMed Hospital for non-emergency surgery in early August.

First US face transplant patient dies

Connie Clip made history after she received a face transplant in 2008. She died at 57 years old today.

'Priceless': Surgeon braids Charlotte woman's hair during surgery

A Charlotte surgeon braided his patient's hair during her skull surgery, and their story is going viral.

NBC Charlotte

Groundbreaking surgery restores baby's hearing

Cochlear implants usually aren't an option for children under 9-months-old, but doctors in Pennsylvania recently helped one infant in a race against the clock as scar tissue grew in her inner ear.

Hospitals across the country are resuming elective surgeries

Hospitals across the country are back open for business as elective procedures are allowed to resume. Now, patients are dealing with nerves and surgeons with a backlog of cases, some of which have grown significantly more urgent during quarantine.

Definition of, wait for elective procedures proves frustrating

As limits are slowly lifted on elective surgical procedures, some are left frustrated at the wait, wondering when they will be able to reschedule.

Even after elective surgeries resume, patients should expect a wait

To preserve protective equipment for medical personnel who deal with coronavirus patients, North Carolina and other states put a halt to elective surgical procedures. As restrictions are lifted, patients will still have to practice patience in the wait for an available operating room.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter