Dugan Smith wasn’t going to let a little thing like bone cancer stop him from playing baseball. So when doctors…
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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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Doctors successfully transplant heart dropped in street
A heart that was dropped on the ground while being transported to a hospital has been successfully transplanted into a…
Read MoreBoston Doctors Perform Nation’s Second Full-Face Transplant
Less than a month after doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston performed the nation’s first full-face transplant –…
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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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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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Mom Donates Kidney to Son, Loses Job
A Philadelphia mother was left jobless Tuesday after she took time off work to donate a kidney to her dying…
Read MoreSea snail grows and hatches out of boy’s knee
A 4-year-old boy from California has come home from a family beach holiday with a rather unusual souvenir — a…
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No longer silent: Man with bipolar disorder speaks up about his illness, inspiring others
A few months ago, Logan Noone made a decision that everyone told him would be a terrible idea. He started…
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NYC health officials warns of new, deadly meningitis strain
The New York City health department has issued new recommendations for vaccinating against a new and lethal strain of bacterial…
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