Biology
The tissue transplant has 'renewed' a Belgian
A Belgian woman had a larynx that worked well after surgeons implanted airway cells of a dead man into the arm.
Surgeon
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Animal world
Orangutans escape blind thanks to surgery
Gober, the name of the 40-year-old Sumatran orangutan, used to live in a wild environment in North Sumatra province. It lost its ability to look at the end of 2008 due t…
Funny corner
Patients pay money for being neglected to pull in their stomachs
After the surgery, the doctor trembled near the patient saying:
Funny corner
Laughing belly with the US army
People underwent brain surgery for an American colonel. The surgeon opened the skull and pulled out the colonel's brain.
Videos
Video: Pen diagnoses cancer for 10 seconds
Scientists at the University of Texas, USA, developed a pen-shaped handheld device that can detect cancer in just 10 seconds.
Science Events
For the first time, robots removed brain tumors
For the first time in the world, robots help surgeons in Canada extract tumors from the brain of a 21-year-old patient.
Science story
Head surgeon believes that the chance of success is 90%
The Italian surgeon met the patient waiting for the first transplant and said he was prepared, confident of a 90% chance of success.
Science story
The first person to perform kidney transplantation in the world died
Doctor - surgeon Joseph Murray, who successfully performed the world's first kidney transplant, died at the age of 93 at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (Boston, USA).
Medicine - Health
Artificial intelligence robot supports surgery
Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), robots use data from previous surgeries to inform new technology, causing less complications.
Medicine - Health
The world first introduced the use of surgical robots in the eyes
We have heard about robots involved in gallbladder or prostate surgery. Now, scientists have gone one step further: putting them in people's eyes to perform surgery!
Medicine - Health
What will the future surgery room look like?
Hospitals are investing in digital devices, designs and technologies that promise a new era for surgery.
Medicine - Health
China will soon transplant patients with new techniques
Recently, two Chinese surgeons said they are developing a new technique to perform headcatches unprecedented in history.
Medicine - Health
Successful surgeon's surgeon is successful
Chinese professor denies that he and his partner successfully performed the world's first human head graft surgery with a corpse.
Medicine - Health
Surgery for brain tumors requires no separation of the skull
By using a device called BrainPath, surgeons can approach and remove tumors without opening the skull to avoid damaging important brain tissue.
Medicine - Health
First transplants received a lot of funding
Many organizations and individuals around the world agree to fund an Italian doctor's head transplant project, although some experts think this is crazy.