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Robots with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology are learning to perform surgical tasks just by watching videos, ushering in a promising era of automated sur…
You don't have to be an astronaut to enjoy the cool things NASA has invented.
The remains of an ancient Egyptian not only retain evidence of metastatic cancer but also traces of a shocking brain surgery.
According to BrainBridge's description, with the latest robotic technology and artificial intelligence (AI), the patient's head will be removed and transplanted into a h…
A recent study shows that people who receive organ transplants can change their personalities in ways
The medicine soaked in the patch will penetrate directly into the surgical wound, killing remaining cancer cells and minimizing toxic side effects of chemotherapy.
From the liver of a brain-dead young man, doctors split it in half and successfully transplanted it into two people, one child, one adult.
Implantable medical devices often have batteries that need to be replaced or recharged somehow. There is a new type of oxygen battery that could eliminate the need for i…
A rare two-headed snake in a Missouri Conservation Area required surgery after spitting out blood while eating.
Doctors at Massachusetts Hospital (USA) have just performed the first pig kidney transplant for a healthy patient.
A group of American neurosurgeons and biological engineers created the type
Pacemakers are currently considered an effective device in supporting patients with arrhythmias when helping patients maintain a stable heart rhythm.
Sound waves will break down solid tumors into liquid form, so that immune cells can clean up and eliminate them.
Recently, archaeologists in Spain have discovered the earliest evidence of ear surgery performed on humans.
In 1954, a kidney transplant was the first successful organ transplant in a Boston hospital, and in 1963, the first human lung transplant was performed at the University…