First Ever Successful Transplant of Male Genitals Restores Function, Confidence for Wounded Vet
"When I first woke up, I felt finally more normal… [with] a level of confidence as well. Confidence… like finally I'm okay now," says the patient.
"When I first woke up, I felt finally more normal… [with] a level of confidence as well. Confidence… like finally I'm okay now," says the patient.
If this gel continues to prove successful, it could be a huge breakthrough in fighting "one of the greatest obstacles" to conquering cancer.
This tiny pet fish weighing just 1 gram (0.03 ounces) is recovering nicely after undergoing surgery for a tumor that was found on its belly.
After 24 years of being unable to see out of his right eye, James O'Brien's vision has finally been restored thanks to a pioneering new stem cell treatment.
When doctors failed to diagnose a young man and his mystery illness, he spent years studying medicine until he finally invented a surgery to save himself.
These tiny bandaids have been successful in regenerating damaged hearts - and they are now ready to be tested on human heart attack survivors.
Scientists have discovered the key to unlocking a "universal" blood type after identifying a unique kind of bacteria in our gut biome.
If this quick-thinking heart surgeon had not been on the scene of John O'Brien's motorcycle collision, then the biker would not have survived the crash.
A youthful octogenarian has just become the nation's oldest living kidney donor after he saved the life of his 72-year-old neighbor.
Three years after he came to her daughter's rescue, a Minnesota mom finally got to repay the compassionate firefighter who helped them.
Before this 9-year-old boy was set to undergo a heart transplant, his entire school took to the streets in order to encourage him before the operation.
The new bio-gel could dramatically reduce patient recovery time and save thousands of people from serious injuries in a matter of seconds.
The procedure, which has only been conducted a few times in history, could be a groundbreaking new treatment for patients suffering from lung cancer.
Thousands of people have been captivated by this video of a classical musician playing the violin while surgeons are removing a tumor from her brain.
The revolutionary perfusion machine was unveiled to the world by Swiss researchers from the University of Zurich earlier this week.
Valerie can now walk, run, and confidently return to school since a nonprofit team from Mercy Ships has fixed her extremely bowed legs.
The revived heart was successfully transplanted into a military veteran who is now faring quite well after the surgery, according to Duke University.
Not only was the procedure found to be safe and well-tolerated, it was also shown to dramatically improve the patients' quality of life.
For the first time ever, scientists have successfully implanted spinal discs grown from stem cells – and their research had exciting results.
A first-of-its-kind online tool could help thousands of prostate cancer patients to abstain from undergoing unnecessary – and risky – medical treatments.
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