Teen with Incredibly Rare Genetic Condition is Cured in World First By British Doctors
A teen diagnosed with a rare genetic condition has become the first person in the world to be cured of chylous ascites, thanks to UK doctors.
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Turtle Rescuers Have Been Using Recycled Bra Clasps to Save Injured Turtles
Rescued reptiles are getting a second lease on life thanks to a clever wildlife group that has been using bra clasps to fix cracked turtle shells.
The Biden Move to Allow Hearing Aids to Be Sold Over-the-Counter is Now Saving Americans Thousands
President Biden issued an Executive kick-in-the-butt Order requiring the FDA to allow over-the-counter hearing aids to save you thousands.
I Cured My Hemorrhoids in a Week Without Spending a Dime (And the Doctor Had No Clue)
For decades, I accepted my protruding hemorrhoids as inevitable-until I had a simple realization became a cure... It's the pee, stupid!
Boy With Crippling 'Suicide Disease' Takes First Steps in a Year After Traveling to US for Pioneering Treatment
A boy's agonizing pain from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome has been relieved by electro-stimulation from a machine called VECTTOR therapy.
New Scoliosis Brace that Grows With Patients Wins Dyson Award For Grad Student Who Wants to Make a Difference
A grad student invented an adjustable brace for young scoliosis patients who need to fix their spines—winning an award for her design genius.
Dr. Patch Adams Known For Wearing a Clown Nose Has a Foot Amputated-And He Says He's Thrilled-Watch
Dr. Patch Adams, who uses humor to heal and was portrayed by Robin Williams in a film, celebrated his foot amputation with a video message.
World's Most Premature Baby Has Celebrated His First Birthday After Beating 0% Odds of Surviving
The world's most premature baby, who had 0% chance of surviving, has just celebrated his first birthday—good news indeed.
Blind For 15 Years She Now Has 20/20 Vision And Sees Her Grandchildren For the First Time
59-year-old Connie Park was blind for 15 years, then surgery helped her see her daughter again. Watch them together.
Scientists Finally Provide Relief For Depression By Locating Exact Target for Deep Brain Stimulation
Researchers found the G-spot that makes deep brain stimulation (DBS) work for patients with treatment-resistant depression.
Dissolvable Implant Relieves Pain On Demand Without the Use of Drugs or Opioids
The first-of-its-kind implant could provide a much-needed alternative to opioids by supplying pain relief without drugs.
Drugs From Mark Cuban's Pharmacy Could Save Medicare Billions Every Year, Harvard Says
$3.6 billion: That's how much entrepreneur Mark Cuban's new online pharmacy is showing could be saved if Medicare bought from him.
Another Reason to Drink More Water: Study Finds Hydration Can Lower Risk of Heart Failure
Serum sodium levels may help identify adults with a greater chance of experiencing heart disease.
MS Breakthrough: New Genetic Clues to What Triggers Multiple Sclerosis Discovered by Scientists
New genetic clues as to what triggers the development of multiple sclerosis in people have been discovered by scientists.
FDA Approves First Alopecia Drug That Restores Hair Growth in Many Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Olumiant (baricitinib) oral tablets to treat adult patients with severe alopecia areata.
3D-Printed Ear is Made and Transplanted From Patient's Living Cells
The ear is 100% alive, made from the patients' cells and collagen, and in most cases restores hearing as well as aesthetic form.
Micro-Preemie Born at 1lb-11oz is Now Thriving After Mom was Told He Would Not Survive: 'He's Defied the Odds'
A mother who was told her 1-lb 11-oz baby "would not survive" after arriving three months early now says he's defied the odds and is thriving.
'Miraculous' Mosquito Hack Cuts Dengue Disease Rate by 77%
Seeing if infecting mosquitos carrying Dengue fever with wolbachia bacteria would slow spread, Indonesia cut rates of infection by 77%
Landmark Trial Successfully Eliminates Invasive, Disease Carrying Mosquito Spreading Dengue, Yellow Fever and Zika
Researchers have shown a bacteria can successfully sterilize and eradicate the invasive, disease carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Tumor-Destroying Sound Waves Treatment Coming to a Hospital Near You For Liver Cancer
Known as "histotripsy," the method and machinery have already been tested successfully in animals and humans, and is now approved by the FDA.
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