A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull…
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Brain-computer link enables paralyzed California man to walk
A brain-to-computer technology that can translate thoughts into leg movements has enabled a man paralyzed from the waist down by…
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Young mother dies after undergoing butt-enhancing surgery
A 30-year-old mother of one has died after complications from surgery to put silicon padding into her backside, Central European…
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Tumor turns out to be 60-year-old fetus
Doctors preparing to operate on a 91-year-old Chilean woman discovered the tumor they were targeting was actually a calcified fetus,…
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2 women donate parts of their livers to save father’s life
A father in China who helped give his daughters the gift of life has now seen the favor returned after…
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Man with rare antibodies has saved 2 million babies’ lives through blood donations
James Harrison, 78, has been dubbed “The Man with the Golden Arm” and a national hero in Australia for saving…
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Surgeons remove rare tapeworm from man’s brain 4 years after infestation
Four years ago, doctors saw a British man who had been complaining of headaches after visiting China, South Korea, Japan…
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New Jersey baby delivered via FaceTime
A pregnant New Jersey woman arrived at her doctor’s office Thursday and was ready to deliver within 10 minutes. The…
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Arkansas woman walking again after being impaled by golf club
In a freak accident in summer 2014, a 19-year-old Harrisburg, Arkansas, girl became paralyzed after a golf club struck her…
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Nerve grafts from ‘bionic reconstruction’ could improve robotic surgery
Three male amputees from Austria have successfully received robotic hands as a replacement for their injured hands. These men were…
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