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US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

Surgeons reattach 10-year-old girl's hand nearly lost in Florida shark attack

A 10-year-old girl's severed hand was reattached after a six-hour operation, restoring early finger movement and enabling intensive rehabilitation.
Medicine
fromTODAY.com
1 month ago

15-Month Old Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated After 18-Hour Surgery

Fifteen-month-old conjoined twins Ally and El were successfully separated during an 18-hour surgery at Seattle Children's Hospital and are now thriving at home.
fromNature
4 months ago

Heart from organ donor restarted outside the body - technique offers new source of organs

Surgeons have developed two low-cost techniques to revive the hearts of people who wish to donate their organs after they die. These methods have only been tested on a small number of people, but they avoid ethical issues sometimes associated with current transplantation techniques.
Healthcare
NYC parents
fromIrish Independent
6 months ago

'Left with scars for life' - Mother sent 30 emails to Children's Health Ireland about child's hip surgery without reply, Dail hears

Many pediatric surgeries may be unnecessary, causing trauma for both children and parents.
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