When crew on an Air China flight asked for a doctor, a medic responded and got creative in his effort…
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Prosecutors in Germany have charged a doctor with negligent bodily harm for declaring a 92-year-old woman dead, only for her…
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Polish doctors perform rare throat-area transplant
Polish surgeons said Monday they have successfully performed a rare and extensive transplant of the throat area. Dr. Adam Maciejewski…
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Against odds, woman shows signs of recovery after contracting flesh-eating bacteria
Despite the odds of survival being “slim to none,” Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old University of West Georgia graduate student battling…
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Frogs may be lifesavers in global fight against hospital superbugs
Frogs could help scientists in the global fight against hospital superbugs. Certain species of Australian frogs secrete chemicals which are…
Read MoreNew ‘one-size-fits-all’ drug could treat Alzheimer’s, MS and brain injury
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injury are four neurodegenerative disorders with very different – and very devastating…
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Necrotizing fasciitis: What is the flesh-eating disease?
The nation has recently been captivated by the tragic story of Aimee Copeland and again by the similar case of…
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Should 3-parent IVF be allowed to avoid disease?
Britain launched a public consultation on Monday to ask whether controversial “three-parent” fertility treatments should be available to families hoping…
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Transplant nurse donates kidney to patient
Clay Taber, 23, had just graduated college in August 2010 when doctors told him he was in complete kidney failure.…
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2 dead from meningitis outbreak at Tennessee neurosurgery center
The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has teamed up with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate…
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