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A bold move to save a man's hand: Tucking it into his tummy

Thursday, 17 September 2015, 13:32 Last update: about 10 years ago

Casey Reyes struggled for a way to explain the "sci-fi" surgery doctors were proposing to save her 87-year-old grandfather's badly burned hand. "They're gonna put your hand inside your stomach,...

Streetwear, pole-dancing, celebs at high-voltage Wang show

Thursday, 17 September 2015, 13:21 Last update: about 10 years ago

Alexander Wang's Fashion Week runway show was a LOT more than just a runway show. First, it was an anniversary: the 10th of Wang's namesake brand. It was also a homecoming, of sorts: Wang has...

Transplanting a womb: Q&A on revolutionary Swedish technique

Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 13:32 Last update: about 10 years ago

A Swedish doctor has accomplished what many had deemed impossible by transplanting wombs into women and delivering four healthy babies so far - with a fifth soon on the way. Here are questions and...

US study suggests getting blood pressure lower saves lives

Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 13:31 Last update: about 10 years ago

Aiming lower saves more lives when it comes to controlling high blood pressure, says a major new study that could spur doctors to more aggressively treat patients over 50. Patients who got their...

Tiny, wireless pacemaker could be surgery-free option

Sunday, 13 September 2015, 14:52 Last update: about 10 years ago

A tiny, wireless pacemaker could offer some heart patients a surgery-free alternative to the traditional devices, a new study says. Some doctors, however, say there are lingering safety questions and...

Study: Midlife obesity may spur risk for earlier Alzheimer's

Saturday, 12 September 2015, 14:51 Last update: about 10 years ago

One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people's weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, but when. Obesity in midlife has...

Nearly 47 million people now have dementia

Friday, 11 September 2015, 14:50 Last update: about 10 years ago

Health researchers say there are now nearly 47 million people living with dementia globally, up from 35 million in 2009. They warned that without a medical breakthrough, numbers will likely...

Scientists find how obesity gene works, a clue to treatment

Thursday, 10 September 2015, 14:50 Last update: about 10 years ago

Scientists have finally figured out how the key gene tied to obesity makes people fat, a major discovery that could open the door to an entirely new approach to the problem beyond diet and...

Doctors Without Borders: snakebite treatment running out

Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 14:49 Last update: about 10 years ago

Doctors Without Borders says the world will run out of one of the most effective treatments for snakebites next year, putting the lives of tens of thousands of people at risk, mostly in developing...

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