surgery
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Tiny ISS Robot Performs First Simulated Surgery in Space
A remote surgeon guided spaceMIRA as it sliced through rubber bands hundreds miles away from Earth.
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3 Common Surgeries That Researchers Say Are ‘of Little to No Benefit’ to Patients
In this article we discuss the evidence behind three commonly performed orthopaedic surgeries for back, knee and shoulder pain that might be doing patients (and their pockets) more harm than good.
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Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Cancer Risk, Study Finds
New preliminary research this week points to long term benefits from bariatric, or weight loss, surgery. The study found that people who underwent surgery were noticeably less likely to develop certain cancers over a ten-year period compared to similarly matched people with obesity who did not receive surgery. Those who did develop cancer were also…
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Doctors Transplant Two Pig Kidneys at Once Into a Human
This week, a team at the University of Alabama said they were able to transplant two kidneys from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead patient, a step beyond previous experiments that transplanted only one pig kidney. The Alabama doctors say the kidneys were able to function as expected and weren’t immediately rejected by the…