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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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At age 22 I weighed 412 pounds. I had weight loss surgery and have lost 150 pounds so far.
Ese Milan was shocked when a doctor told her she weighed over 400 pounds at age 22. She started wor…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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6-legged dog 'Ariel' triumphs after life-changing surgery
Ariel, a spaniel named after Disney's "Little Mermaid" because of her fused back legs, is recoverin…
Rebecca Rommen
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Kourtney Kardashian reveals she underwent 'urgent fetal surgery' to save her unborn baby's life
Kourtney Kardashian's baby with Travis Barker was saved by doctors who performed an "urgent fetal s…
Palmer Haasch
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A retiree says $1,620 monthly Social Security isn't enough to live on, but she's worried about draining her savings too early
Elizabeth McCoy, 61, is struggling with expenses in central Indiana. High medical bills might force…
Allie Kelly
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Some baby boomers are burning through their retirement savings to pay for cancer treatments. Then they have to go back to work.
Some baby boomers who hoped to retire are instead draining their savings and cutting costs on food,…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower
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Doctors saved my baby's life but the nurses saved me
The author shares how she's forever grateful for the nurses who took care of her while her infant w…
J.B. Lacombe
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A boomer who couldn't afford retirement in the US moved to Ecuador and said she's living an 'upscale life on a modest budget'
Gretchen and her husband Robert moved to Ecuador to afford retirement and said healthcare and housi…
Noah Sheidlower
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A baby whose anti-vax parents rejected heart surgery over fear of 'blood that is tainted' had the life-saving surgery anyway after a court intervened
The parents of the 6-month-old delayed the operation because they did not want "blood that is taint…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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As a CEO, I don't share my personal life on LinkedIn. When my wife had another miscarriage, I posted about it so men know they're not alone.
Daniel Robbins and his wife have experienced three pregnancy losses. He shared about the last one o…
Kelly Burch
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Israeli doctors saved the life of Hamas leader, whom they now blame for the October 7 terrorist attacks, when he was in prison, reports say
Israel blames Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas Gaza, for the October 7 attacks. He had surgery for…
Nathan Rennolds
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Doctors changed the blood type of human lungs in the lab, opening the door to life-saving universal organs
Many patients die waiting for transplants because there are no compatible organs. Converting organs…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Man had the heaviest kidneys in the world removed in a life-saving operation
Warren Higgs, 54, lives with Polycystic Kidney Disease, and his kidneys grew so big they crushed hi…
Bethany Dawson
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A young woman was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer and told she had a year left to live. She found a doctor who would take on a risky surgery to save her life.
Raquel Doke, 28, was diagnosed with a rare adrenal cancer that's tricky to remove. She went from st…
Andrea Michelson
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I found out my baby didn't have a heartbeat at my 12-week scan. Instead of waiting for the pregnancy to pass, my doctor helped save my life and my uterus.
A mom's uterus was saved after a miscarriage when her 12-week scan showed her baby had no heartbeat…
Conz Preti
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I wanted leg-lengthening surgery and muscle implants to look like The Rock. The cost and side effects weren't worth it.
He dreamt of leg-lengthening and other plastic surgery procedures to look like The Rock. Another WW…
Mark Jason Williams
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A teenage crash victim's life was saved after part of her skull was stored inside her stomach
15-year-old Chelsey Smith's brain was too swollen to keep her skull intact after the crash. To save…
Marianne Guenot
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I started having contractions at 26 weeks and felt like something was wrong with my baby. My baby had a fetal neck mass and the doctors saved her life.
My daughter had a fetal neck mass. My unborn daughter had her upper airway blocked. Doctors deliver…
Kelly Burch
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Woman had life-saving surgery pushed back because Tennessee's hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients
"I'm still so very angry that people who put their feelings before others' well-being get to be fir…