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Audrina Cardenas, now 4 months old, was born with half her heart outside her body, a condition that's almost always fatal. After six hours of surgery by 11 doctors, however, Audrina has proven herself to be a fighter. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. (TODAY)

PFT Live: Arian Foster tells Mike Florio that despite all the cries to save the Pro Bowl, the thought of it being played at full speed every year is not realistic. Foster also puts an end to the rumor that he will have off-season heart surgery, and he talks about coaching in the celebrity Beach Bowl. (NBC Sports)

Four months after being diagnosed with a malignant tumor in her leg, Paishence Joy Watkins, 9, underwent surgery at St. Jude Children's research hospital. Now able to walk again for the first time since April, Watkins tells TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager she can't wait to be "riding my bike again." (TODAY)

Every year, 600,000 Americans undergo spine surgery – but even more feel back pain. Between 80 and 90 percent of Americans experience some form of excruciating back pain in their lifetime. NBC's Tom Costello reports. (Nightly News)

A harbor seal undergoes cataract surgery. Doctors hope that she can see well enough to catch her own fish and return to the wild. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Doctors are adopting an array of new digital tools, from virtual cadavers to robotic cardiac catheters. Taken together, these new applications could revolutionize healthcare. Richard Lui reports. (NBCNews.com)

A U.S. graduate student who was attacked by two chimpanzees while leading a tour at a sanctuary for abused animals, underwent six hours of surgery to stich and clean his wounds at a hospital in South Africa. NBC's Rohit Kachroo reports. (TODAY)

NBC's Mike Taibbi checks in on Max Page, the 7-year-old child actor who just underwent his 8th surgical procedure to address heart problems. (TODAY)

As obesity continues to be a significant problem for kids and teens, a new study shows gastric bypass surgery to be safe and beneficial for morbidly obese teenagers. NBC News chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman and Amanda Rodriguez, who underwent bariatric surgery at 16, discuss the life-saving procedure. (TODAY)

Max Page, the seven-year-old known as "Little Darth Vader" in a popular Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial, made it through heart surgery to insert a new pulmonary valve with flying colors Thursday. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports. (TODAY)