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The woman owns elephant legs
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The woman owns elephant legs

A rare disease has caused an English woman's legs to grow at an alarming rate, reaching over 45kg per leg, completely oversized for the slender upper body.

December 14, 2018
Little girls brush their heads and die
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Little girls brush their heads and die

Most teenage girls often like to groom their hair every time they go out. But with Megan Stewart in Scotland, combing hair is a matter of life and death.

December 14, 2018
Living by plastic heart
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Living by plastic heart

Surgeons at the Papworth Hospital, Cambridgeshire, I just put in Matthew Green's chest, an artificial plastic heart.

December 14, 2018
The man has the uterus, ovaries
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The man has the uterus, ovaries

An Indian farmer had his uterus removed when the doctor discovered the female reproductive organs in his lower abdomen.

December 14, 2018
New method to detect heart disease in newborns
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New method to detect heart disease in newborns

According to a report published in the Lancet magazine, an examination of 20,000 babies in Western Midland, England found more than 500 cases of heart defects each year.

December 14, 2018
Become a painter with half the brain
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Become a painter with half the brain

A girl from Petersburg, Russia, had her brain removed in a car accident that not only survived, returned to normal life but also revealed a natural talent. She started p…

December 14, 2018
Stem cell transplant to cure blindness
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Stem cell transplant to cure blindness

American doctors have performed the first laboratory-grown retinal cell transplant surgery in two patients who were blinded due to macular degeneration.

December 14, 2018
Surgery 300 girls into boys
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Surgery 300 girls into boys

Doctors in the city of Indore, Madhya Pradesh state have conducted transgender surgery about 300 girls into boys ...

December 14, 2018
Use ultrasound to measure blood pressure
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Use ultrasound to measure blood pressure

According to Gizmag, experts from the Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands) have discovered that ultrasound can be used in lieu of the above method, and it pr…

December 14, 2018