Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over 40,000 lobotomies were performed in the US before they were replaced by antipsychotic medication.National Library of Medicine ...

There’s a growing pushback against the practice of transgender surgery on minors at the state level. And it now appears Supreme Court justices are also questioning state-level efforts to silence ...

One of the most horrifying medical treatments of the 20th century was carried out not clandestinely, but with the approval of the medical establishment, the media and the public. Known as the ...

To start with: No. You should not have (or perform) a lobotomy. It would be impossible to find a surgeon willing to take on the procedure, and whatever is wrong with you would be better handled ...

On Mondays we read from your e-mails. And this week we focus on the enormous response to our show last week with Howard Dully. That followed the broadcast of his radio documentary "My Lobotomy." ...

Over the past two years, Howard Dully, 56, has embarked on a quest to discover the story behind the procedure he received as a 12-year-old boy: a... 'My Lobotomy': Howard Dully's Journey 'My Lobotomy' ...

DES MOINES - Nearly 60 years later, it's hard to understand why a doctor performed life-altering brain surgery on Dick Meredith, a young man with relatively mild mental problems. Meredith, who died in ...

Troubled veterans of World War II were among the patients given lobotomies in the 1940s and 1950s. A recent Wall Street Journal series detailed how the Veterans Administration ordered about 2,000 of ...

Mental health professionals often feel helpless in the face of another’s extreme suffering. But we must exercise caution to ensure our interventions don’t inadvertently inflict additional pain. A ...