A year after her groundbreaking surgery, Abby Rodgers is starting to regain her speech and can enjoy her favorite food:…
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Woman’s stomach pain caused by tool left behind during 2012 surgery
A woman in Russia who had a Caesarean section three years ago went to the hospital complaining of a terrible…
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Chicago company offers eye exams via smartphone and computer for $40
A Chicago optometrist has created a digital eye exam that adults can take on their computers and smartphones, My Fox…
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Skin cancer removal with miniaturized radiation
Toni Weiser is a veteran of skin-cancer removals. The 75-year-old retired teacher in Santa Fe, N.M., says she’s had at…
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Health data breaches on the rise
Large-scale health data breaches reported by doctors and health plans have been rising steadily, a new report shows. From 2010…
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No problem with artificial heart fundamentals despite death, manufacturer says
The artificial heart fitted in a patient who died on Saturday malfunctioned due to a fault with the controls of…
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Many patients unaware of risks that go with some medical scans
Over half of people receiving medical scans such as X-rays do not know if they are exposed to radiation and…
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Checklists may help avoid surgery oversights, study suggests
Having step-by-step checklists on hand may help doctors and nurses manage emergencies in the operating room, a new study suggests.…
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To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?
By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she’d been waiting for months, and her…
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When Gerry Hayden, a 48-year-old chef from Long Island, N.Y., was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – also known…
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