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Woman to get Rs 5 lakh compensation, 20 years after needle left in her body after surgery
She suffered acute stomach and back pain for several years and was also admitted in the same hospit…
PTI
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Treatment with UV light could be the newest fat-loss technique to help obese patients lose weight!
India saw a weight-loss surgery every half hour in 2019, as per a Lancet study. The country has wit…
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A young widow and mom of 2 shares how to support someone in her position — and what's not helpful
Holly Matthews' husband died when she was 32. She shares advice on what not to say to people like h…
Jane Ridley
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News outlets reported Elle Macpherson beat breast cancer with alternative therapies. Doctors say that's misleading and potentially dangerous.
Media outlets reported that Elle Macpherson beat breast cancer using alternative therapist. Doctors…
Kim Schewitz
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Falling birth rates are freaking countries out and spawning dubious fixes like tax breaks, cheaper cars, and free surgery
Countries are trying everything to combat declining fertility rates, with some eye-popping approach…
Joshua Zitser
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Big corporate American hospitals now want you to pay up front for surgery
UnitedHealth, a giant health insurance company, has been buying up hospitals and surgery centers. N…
Katie Balevic
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My son needed brain surgery to stop his seizures. Even though I'm his mom, I had a hard time making decisions.
Samantha Harney's son Trevor has epilepsy and was having daily seizures. Doctors removed a part of …
Kelly Burch
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Growing up with a lazy eye was difficult. It still makes me self-conscious sometimes, even as an adult.
I have a lazy eye and felt insecure about it as a kid, and kids called me names. I put a positive s…
Nicole Johnson
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I had bariatric surgery and lost 120 pounds. It allowed me to run my first half-marathon at age 45.
Anthony Quintano overcame obesity and depression through gastric sleeve surgery, healthy habits, an…
Jane Ridley
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After humans, ants are now the only species found performing life-saving surgery on others of their species!
In a fascinating turn of events, scientists have documented that Florida carpenter ants engage in s…
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I planned on retiring this year but was then diagnosed with cancer. Retirement may need to be put off, and I'm devastated.
The writer had to put her retirement on hold when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She survive…
Theresa St. John
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My great-aunt is 96 and still lives independently. Here are her 8 secrets to a long and healthy life.
Mary Ferrari just turned 96 and not even being in the hospital with COVID can slow her down. She cr…
Rebecca Strong
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Kate Middleton was diagnosed with cancer after an abdominal surgery. Here's how that happens.
A doctor explains why pathologists analyze tissue and screen for cancer after unrelated invasive su…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Was just pushing myself due to Olympics, have to take decision on surgery now, says Neeraj Chopra
Chopra finished behind Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who stole the show with an Olympic record-shatteri…
PTI
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Cancers in head and neck rising, account for 26% cases in India: Study
Cancer Mukt Bharat Foundation, a Delhi-based non-profit organisation, conducted the study by co…
PTI
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I've been on a ventilator for 11 years. It hasn't stopped me from getting my master's degree and working full-time.
The writer has a rare disease, which forces him to use a ventilator, but that doesn't stop him. He …
Kelly Burch
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My identical twin and I needed open heart surgery on the same day. Doctors had to color-code us to tell us apart.
Twins Pablo and Julio Delcid were told they needed open heart surgery related to Marfan syndrome th…
Kelly Burch
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Iran may pay for you to be trans, but it comes with a cost your dignity
Iran funds gender-affirming surgeries. While that may seem progressive, BI's investigation reveals …
Joshua Nelken-Zitser,additional reporting by Ida Reihani
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Some US hospitals are canceling non-emergency surgeries and procedures amid the global IT outage
CrowdStrike's mass IT outage has led several major US health systems to cancel non-urgent surgeries…
Sarah Jackson
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Two-time champion Andy Murray pulls out of Wimbledon singles, will focus on doubles
A two-time champion Andy Murray has opted to withdraw from singles at Wimbledon.