Michelle Duggar has had her 19th baby, Josie Brooklyn Duggar. The newest addition to the Duggar family was born on Thursday by emergency C-Section. Josie weighed in at a tiny 1lb 6 ounces. Michelle Duggar was airlifted to a hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas last week after experiencing gallstones.

Michelle is doing well post surgery and Josie is reportedly in stable condition in the Neonatal ICU. The C-Section is not Duggar's first, but the majority of her pregnancies have ended in a "natural" birth. There is no word on whether Michelle's gallbladder was also operated upon during the procedure, or if there are plans for another surgery.

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A Chinese woman was arrested in Japan for using a false passport and surgically altered fingerprints to enter the country.  Lin Rong, 27, had been deported from Japan in the past, but entered the country again after paying to have her fingerprints changed to fool scanners at the airport.

Rong had skin patches removed from the fingers of each hand, and replaced on the other hand, creating a new pattern of fingerprints that not recognized by computerized scanners.  She told police that she paid approximately 16,000 dollars for the procedure.

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Data from the UK's Million Women Study has shown that the risk of blood clots is higher than originally thought, with more than one in fifty patients developing a clot following surgery.

Surgery in general increases the risk of a clot more than 22 times that of non-surgical patients.  That risk, according to the study, only returns to normal at the 12 week mark after the procedure.  Orthopedic procedures have the highest risks of clots, while gynecologic surgeries have the lowest risk.

Clots that occur can result in DVT, or deep vein thrombosis, a clot that typically forms in the legs.  They can also cause pulmonary embolism, which are clots that occur in the lungs, a life-threatening complication.

Patients and hospital staff both play a role in preventing clots.  In additional to medication to prevent clots, the risk of clots can be reduced by walking regularly and wearing compression stockings.

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Teemu Selanne, hockey player with the Mighty Ducks, is recovering from hand surgery performed on Thursday.   He experienced a broken bone in his hand after it was struck by a puck during a game with the Stars.

The 39 year old Finn will be out of the game for four to six weeks.

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