A doctor told a courtroom this week in Los Angeles that Michael Jackson went without real sleep for 60 days leading up to his death.The testimony raises questions about how long a person can survive without shut-eye, and whether it matters what type of sleep a person slips into when they snooze. doctor told a courtroom this week in Los Angeles that Michael Jackson went without real sleep for 60 days leading up to his death.
Big increase in surgery to mend âflesh tunnelâ earlobes. The price of fashion: Â£1,800 to rebuild ears stretched by fashion. One of the fastest growing cosmetic procedures in the UK is repairing earlobes that have been stretched. Photograph: Alamy.
1 Without health insurance, surgical treatment of a broken leg typically costs $17,000 to $35,000 or more. 2  For example, at the Kapiolani Medical Center in Hawaii, repair of an uncomplicated leg fracture costs about $16,082, while repair of a complicated leg fracture costs about $33,565, not including the surgeon's fee. A typical doctor fee for non-surgical treatment of a fracture would include $90 to $200 for the office visit and from $250 to $950 for treatment, according to Carolina Orthopaedic Surgery Associates. 2  Without health insurance, surgical treatment of a broken leg typically costs $17,000 to $35,000 or more.