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Surgeons remove pitchfork from man’s brain
A young farmworker in Russia was feeding cows when he was suddenly pierced by a pitchfork prong, Central European News…
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Experiment lets spine-injured rats walk, climb
Many scientists are working on treatments to help people with spinal cord injuries walk. Now there’s a striking new demonstration…
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New procedure restores function, feeling in boy’s arm after he loses inches of nerve
Frankie Davis was 10 years-old when he was in an ATV accident that ripped the skin, muscle and nerve off…
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Pluristem stem cells save second patient with bone marrow failure
Pluristem Therapeutics said another patient suffering from bone marrow failure was saved using its placenta-based stem cell treatment. This is…
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Suspect in Hepatitis C outbreak wrote suicide note
Massachusetts police say a medical technician accused of causing a hepatitis C outbreak in New Hampshire was found intoxicated in…
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Mom gets triple organ transplant, first in Georgia
A medical miracle is being hailed at Emory University Hospital where doctors performed the first triple organ transplant in Georgia,…
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Man with locked-in syndrome wants right to die
Former rugby player Tony Nicklinson had a high-flying job as a corporate manager in Dubai, where he went skydiving and…
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As 72-year-old Mimi Scott knows all too well, a troubled mind can literally break your heart. Last year, the TV…
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