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The world's fastest liver transplant
UK doctors have performed liver transplantation which is considered the fastest in the history of world medicine - when performing all tests and surgery within 3 days af…
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Australia tested frozen blood at the hospital
Frozen blood products that have been successfully used to treat injured soldiers in Afghanistan will be put to the test in Australian hospitals to improve the effectiven…
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Successfully assembled electronic eye circuits
After two decades of research, Oxford University doctors successfully implanted the electronic eye circuit into the back of the eye, helping two British patients with pi…
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Death is still twins
Christine Bolden had a stroke on March 1 while walking in Detroit, Michigan (USA) with her boyfriend and 3-year-old son. Five days later, doctors declared her death due…
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Transplant the nanoparticle 'doctor' into the soldier's body
DARPA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has announced the idea of implantation of small nanoparticles that can diagnose and cure from within the body.
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Successfully separated conjoined twins
Nuria and Marta Feliu twins, born 6 months ago, with a baby weight of 1.6kg each. The two girls were conjoined to the abdomen and the liver, so surgery to remove the con…
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Save the life of the little girl swallow
A 3-year-old girl came to the hospital because of a stomach ache. When X-rays were taken, the doctors were shocked to find dozens of electromagnets in her abdomen.
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Japanese tsunami, the battle is still not over
Takeshi Kanno only has 40 minutes. The earthquake shook the whole town, he guessed the tsunami would happen and swallow the hospital. You have to save more than a hundre…
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The boy has a heart outside his body
Boys Ryan Marquiss, in Pennsylvania (USA), has extremely rare ectopia cordis syndrome, causing his heart to grow only to the left and outside of the body. The incidence…
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'Strange journey' in the human body
A scientist has designed a 'endoscope' capable of tracking the gastrointestinal tract to tell doctors all that happens without having to mobilize bulky equipment.
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The first person to live without a heartbeat
Mr. Craig Lewis, 55, has become the first person in the world to live without a heartbeat. Lewis's natural heart is replaced by a device capable of pumping blood through…
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Treat children with a virtual world
Canadian doctors are designing a virtual world that they expect to help treat children who suffer from trauma due to illness or accident.
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Spider venom is stronger and better than Viagra
Brazilian doctors have long known that Brazilian spider bites roam, not only pain and hypertension, but also prolonged erection in patients. US scientists have identifie…
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Mobile phones help diagnose diseases
Earlier this year, the US Food and Drug Administration adopted an application of smart phones, which helps check blood glucose levels and monitor high blood pressure. Th…
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Strangely the boy laughed and died
In contrast to every mother and father in the world, whenever she saw a happy and happy 7-year-old son, Toni felt fear of ligation.