Trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón, who stars as a transitioning drug lord in the musical, says her biggest challenge was ...

After revealing a tattoo of her late husband’s heartbeat, she states that her semicolon tattoo reflects “that life goes on.” ...

After 21 years of service, U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Louis B. Smith Jr. found himself battling a new enemy: heart failure.

The ink on his chest spells out a lyric from Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” a song his father introduced him to when he was young.

"But we take all the time we can to get the tattoos to at least line up, and I was happy with the results." Nearly a year ...

American Traditional or Old School tattoos are powerful expressions of identity and heritage. Their timeless designs are ...

Lining up the key points of a tattoo is not quite as difficult as lining up the logistics of a heart transplant. “Everything needs to line up perfectly so that the instant the donor heart comes ...

Louis B. Smith Jr., shown during his days in the Army, says he’s grateful his doctors were able to preserve his chest tattoo during his heart transplant. Northwestern Medicine Share Louis B.

For pre-surgical planning or medical education, a personalized version of the Living Heart can be ... [+] registered in 3D space to a model of the patient in question. A long-term collaboration ...

But tests quickly revealed it wasn't cancer. It was a blob of tattoo ink – the patient was heavily tattooed and some of the ink had collected in a gland in the breast, mimicking the appearance ...

CHICAGO — Before his heart transplant, Louis Smith was prepared for death. In Saudi Arabia right after the Gulf War, the 66-year-old veteran helped lead a missile platoon that guarded aircraft.