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Connecting bones with silk screws
The most common way to treat fractures is to connect two broken bones with metal screws
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Manufacturing heart thanks to 3D printing technology
The heart model made with 3D printing has saved the life of a 14-month-old boy in a heart surgery.
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The amazing power of fake surgery
Not only are miraculous (placebo) pills, medical experts have recently discovered the incredible power of
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Russian doctors give me poetry of life sounds
In the Russian provincial city of Voronezh, 500 kilometers from Moscow, surgeons have created miracles to restore hearing to young children.
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Self-biodegradable stickers support the surgical process
With a biodegradable implant development project, researchers at Oxford University (UK) hope to improve the success rate for future surgical fishes.
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Breakthroughs help women who don't have a uterus give birth
The first child formed from a donor uterus may be born next year, after 9 infertile women have received a new uterine transplant.
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The truth about 'ghost arms'
Some people after undergoing surgery to remove their legs (hands) or a person with a leg defect (hand) are born with frequent aches and pains.
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Is the body still alive after brain death?
13-year-old Jahi McMath from Oakland, California (USA) was declared brain dead last month after suffering an extremely rare complication due to tonsil surgery.
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Fix heart defects within 20 minutes
For the first time, Siberia surgeons in Russia have used unique technology to correct congenital heart defects.
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Add one case of calcifying fetus for 40 years
A woman with pain in her stomach was found to carry a 40-year-old fetus.
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Can't die because of lack of light
Having witnessed the deaths in obstetrics due to lack of light, the female doctor Laura Stachel constantly thought about doing something to help pregnant women and babie…
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Pilot's surgeon
Russian doctors perform complicated heart surgeries, which bring almost no risk. Heart navigational equipment opens the opportunity for early recovery for patients.
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The man is blind because of 'dental implants'
The blind father first saw the faces of his twin sons after a vision recovery operation using his own teeth.
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4-year-old baby pregnant in the stomach
Chinese doctors were shocked to discover that a fetus did not grow inside the stomach of a 4-year-old boy, swollen from birth.
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Extend the chance of life for diabetics
Coronary artery bypass surgery is a better option for clogged coronary arteries compared to stent placement if the patient has diabetes.