Exclusive | Simone Biles’ plastic surgery spotlights rise of women under 30 having major work done: ‘Seismic shift’

Exclusive | Simone Biles’ plastic surgery spotlights rise of women under 30 having major work done: ‘Seismic shift’

For Emily Cipryk, the decision to spend nearly $16,000 on plastic surgery came easy — and early. At 28, the entrepreneurial influencer found herself looking in the mirror and having regrets about nearly a decade of failure to prioritize sleep — which she felt had left her looking tired and rundown. The fashionable Torontonian would regularly scroll … Read more

Paris Jackson reveals scary side effect of drug abuse — and why she won’t get surgery to fix it

Paris Jackson reveals scary side effect of drug abuse — and why she won’t get surgery to fix it

Paris Jackson has been clean and sober for nearly six years — but some side effects of drug use leave a permanent mark. Michael Jackson’s daughter recently took to TikTok to reveal the issue that’s still plaguing her years later, warning viewers: “That is umm … what you think it’s from. Don’t do drugs, kids.” … Read more

10-year-old girl with Rapunzel syndrome has 10-oz. hairball surgically removed from her stomach

10-year-old girl with Rapunzel syndrome has 10-oz. hairball surgically removed from her stomach

One hell of a haircut. Doctors in Pune, India, recently operated on a 10-year-old girl to remove a 10-oz. hairball, equivalent in size to a roll of paper towels, from her stomach. The child was diagnosed with “Rapunzel syndrome,” a rare digestive disorder caused by the compulsion to pull out and consume one’s own hair. … Read more

Exclusive | The women under 30 having major anti-aging surgery — the kind once reserved for their grandmothers

Exclusive | The women under 30 having major anti-aging surgery — the kind once reserved for their grandmothers

For Emily Cipryk, the decision to spend nearly $16,000 worth of plastic surgery came easy — and early. At 28, the entrepreneurial influencer found herself looking in the mirror and having regrets about nearly a decade of failure to prioritize sleep — which she felt had left her looking tired and rundown. The fashionable Torontonian would regularly … Read more

Bon Jovi announces first tour since frontman’s surgery to fix ‘dying’ vocal cord

Bon Jovi announces first tour since frontman’s surgery to fix ‘dying’ vocal cord

Bon Jovi is going back on the road. The rock band announced the upcoming Forever Tour on Wednesday, marking their first tour since frontman Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022. The Forever Tour kicks off in July 2026 with four shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City, followed by performances … Read more

Dozens of blind people can see thanks to revolutionary new microchip: ‘Never been done before’

Dozens of blind people can see thanks to revolutionary new microchip: ‘Never been done before’

Finally, there’s a new vision for addressing this common eye condition. Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) slowly damages the macula, the part of the retina responsible for central vision. Geographic atrophy is an advanced and irreversible form of AMD that affects about a million Americans. This image from the study shows the patient’s retina before … Read more

Keri Russell, 49, slams Hollywood plastic surgery trends: ‘I like the way I look’

Keri Russell, 49, slams Hollywood plastic surgery trends: ‘I like the way I look’

Felicity has learned from her haircut.  Keri Russell, 49, is speaking out about the pressure to get plastic surgery in Hollywood.  “It’s something my girlfriends and I talk about all the time. Plastic surgery is having such a moment right now — men, women, 20-year-olds. I mean, it is around,” she told People in an … Read more

Experimental treatment eases knee arthritis pain without surgery or pills

Experimental treatment eases knee arthritis pain without surgery or pills

Researchers are testing low-dose radiation to treat the painful symptoms of osteoarthritis in the knee. The study, published by researchers in Korea and presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in September, suggests that a single course of radiation can be a “safe and effective” treatment option. Knee osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease … Read more

Tim Curry says his skull was ‘smashed in’ during emergency surgery to save his life after 2012 stroke

Tim Curry says his skull was ‘smashed in’ during emergency surgery to save his life after 2012 stroke

Tim Curry is revealing raw details about the near-fatal stroke he suffered in July 2012 that left him partially paralyzed. In his new memoir, “Vagabond,” the 79-year-old actor recounted experiencing the stroke, undergoing major brain surgery during which his skull was “smashed in,” and the long recovery that followed. Curry shared that he was having a massage … Read more

I was 35 weeks pregnant when I felt a ‘pop’ — the scary health condition that required emergency double surgery

I was 35 weeks pregnant when I felt a ‘pop’ — the scary health condition that required emergency double surgery

Nearly at her due date and seemingly healthy, one 27-year-old woman says a bizarre symptom had her rushing to the hospital — where she soon had to undergo an emergency C-section and open-heart surgery. MK Campbell from Texas was 35 weeks pregnant when she awoke to a scary sensation in her chest. “[I] rolled over … Read more

Mike Francesa misses Yankees watch party for ‘emergency’ surgery

Mike Francesa misses Yankees watch party for ‘emergency’ surgery

Back afta dis surgery. Mike Francesa was unable to do his Bet Rivers podcast Wednesday night while the Yankees were eliminated by the Blue Jays in the ALDS as he was undergoing “emergency gallbladder surgery,” according to the gambling company. “Thankfully, everything went perfectly. We will hear from Mike tomorrow,” Bet Rivers’ X account posted … Read more

All about Kate Gosselin’s ‘life-altering’ injury that has her hospitalized and asking for prayers

All about Kate Gosselin’s ‘life-altering’ injury that has her hospitalized and asking for prayers

Kate Gosselin has had a ruff week.  The nurse and former reality TV star revealed Tuesday that she was hospitalized after suffering a “life-altering” injury during a game of fetch with her two German Shepherds. “In terms of rating pain…I’ve had kidney stones and this literally rates up there,” Gosselin, 50, said in a TikTok … Read more

I was told my headaches were from my birth control — then I found out it was actually a brain tumor

I was told my headaches were from my birth control — then I found out it was actually a brain tumor

A teacher who was told her headaches were caused by the contraceptive pill was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Holly Worswick, 26, started experiencing headaches and intermittent vision. After a concerned visit to her GP, she was told her symptoms were caused by the contraceptive pill and was placed on another one. But her symptoms … Read more

‘Downton Abbey’ creator Julian Fellowes reveals how he cured supposedly ‘incurable’ condition with a ‘terrifying procedure’

‘Downton Abbey’ creator Julian Fellowes reveals how he cured supposedly ‘incurable’ condition with a ‘terrifying procedure’

He gave Mr. Carson a tremor — but behind the scenes, Julian Fellowes was the one shaking. The “Downton Abbey” creator recently opened up about how he’s overcoming a supposedly “incurable” condition that made everyday tasks nearly impossible, thanks to a “terrifying” yet “revolutionary” procedure. “You’re kept awake the whole time,” Fellowes, 76, said in … Read more

Elton John reveals how he ‘baked’ his kneecaps into jewelry: ‘These are timeless pieces’

Elton John reveals how he ‘baked’ his kneecaps into jewelry: ‘These are timeless pieces’

Elton John is good as gold. The music legend, 78, explained how he turned his kneecaps into jewelry pieces after his double knee replacement in World Gold Council’s new documentary short film, “Touched By Gold.” “When I had my kneecaps removed, the left one first and then the right, I asked my surgeon if I … Read more

What is Mohs surgery? All about the procedure to remove President Joe Biden’s new cancer

What is Mohs surgery? All about the procedure to remove President Joe Biden’s new cancer

Former President Joe Biden has gone under the knife to remove skin cancer lesions just a few months after revealing his prostate cancer diagnosis. Biden, 82, sparked concern after he was seen with a large scar on his forehead while greeting people in Rehoboth, Delaware, over Labor Day weekend. His spokesperson, Kelly Scully, confirmed that … Read more

Doctors warn ‘pickleball is a drug’ — as players go to wild lengths to make sure their paddle matches their shoes, injuries be damned

Doctors warn ‘pickleball is a drug’ — as players go to wild lengths to make sure their paddle matches their shoes, injuries be damned

Pickleball takes no prisoners.  As participation in America’s fastest growing sport proliferates — 19.8 million people played in 2024, a 311% increase since 2021, per the Sports and Fitness Industry Association — so, too, do incidents of injury.  “Across the board, there’s an uptick,” Dr. James Gladstone, the chief of sports medicine at NYC’s Mount … Read more

How Pauly Shore found out he had a tumor that caused no symptoms: ‘Instinct played a huge role’

How Pauly Shore found out he had a tumor that caused no symptoms: ‘Instinct played a huge role’

He’s cracked jokes for decades, but Pauly Shore’s latest update is no laughing matter. The “Encino Man” actor, 57, revealed this week that he recently went under the knife to have a tumor removed from his pancreas — a shock diagnosis that came without any warning signs. “Instinct played a huge role in this,” Shore … Read more

‘Frustrated’ Jessie J cancels US concerts, postpones European tour ahead of second breast cancer surgery

‘Frustrated’ Jessie J cancels US concerts, postpones European tour ahead of second breast cancer surgery

Jessie J has shared another update regarding her ongoing battle with breast cancer. The “Price Tag” singer, real name Jessica Ellen Cornish, announced Thursday that she is canceling her US concert dates and postponing a tour in Europe as she prepares to undergo another procedure. “Unfortunately I have to have a second surgery — nothing … Read more

10 organs you can actually live without — including ‘the body’s initial food blender’ and one that’s ‘largely useless’

10 organs you can actually live without — including ‘the body’s initial food blender’ and one that’s ‘largely useless’

Forget emotional baggage — you’re hauling around spare parts.  Turns out, you don’t need all 78 of your organs to get through life, which comes in handy when surgeons have to start making cuts. Literally. “Here’s the astonishing truth: For many of these internal components, a truly functional existence is not just possible, but often … Read more