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Tablets - 'powerful assistants' in surgery
Medicine - Health

Tablets - 'powerful assistants' in surgery

Tablets are increasingly popular in Canada. Owners of this smart technology product can easily access the network to view news, movies, photos and play electronic games…

December 14, 2018
Vampire syndrome
Medicine - Health

Vampire syndrome

In a report full of creepy details, doctors in Turkey described a case that was allegedly

December 14, 2018
The complete nose is on the arm
Medicine - Health

The complete nose is on the arm

British doctors nursed stem cells onto the patient's arm, thereby growing a new nose. By the time the shape was complete, full of nerves and blood vessels, they were tra…

December 14, 2018
The woman with the largest leg in the world
Medicine - Health

The woman with the largest leg in the world

When the British girl Mandy Sellars was born, doctors diagnosed she could not live more than a week. But now Mandy is 36 years old, still living optimistically, and will…

December 14, 2018
He can die from playing with snow
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He can die from playing with snow

Uzair Akhtar, who lives with her parents in Bradford (England), was found to have mutations of HIES (Hyperimmunoglobin E Syndrome) two years ago. Doctors say Uzair will…

December 14, 2018
Dialysis is faster and safer with the new method
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Dialysis is faster and safer with the new method

Thousands of dialysis patients can be given faster, safer treatments thanks to new implants being tested at St George's Hospital in Lon Don and Manchester University Hos…

December 14, 2018
Strange disease: She has giant cheeks
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Strange disease: She has giant cheeks

Girl Katie Renfroe, 4, has a rare congenital hypertrophy syndrome, causing some of her facial parts to be unusually large.

December 14, 2018
Doctors are easily averse to fat people
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Doctors are easily averse to fat people

The patient's body weight really affects the feelings of the doctor, because they tend to think and act negatively when meeting overweight people.

December 14, 2018