Veterinarian Saves the Eye of a Tiger With an Operation That's Never Been Done on a Big Cat
Receiving surgery for a cornea ulcer, Ratna, a 17-year old Sumatran tiger living in England was the first ever to undergo this procedure.
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Wasps Have Inspired an Innovative New Tool for Surgery
Here's how a wasp has inspired Delft University scientists to create an innovative new tool for keyhole surgeries.
Ingenious Surgery Saves Eyesight - and the Life - of Bronx Mother
When 36-year-old Nordia Palmer-Ferguson went to her doctor complaining of blurred vision, headaches, pressure and swelling in her left eye, little did she know she was facing the possibility of blindness, or even death. After other surgeons gave up, the ingenious solution of an ophthalmologist and professor at Cornell, not only saved life, but restored her sight.
Toucan Injured On A Road Gets 3D Printed Beak (WATCH)
Tuc Tuc would not have been able to survive in the wild without his lower beak.
Physician Invents Reconstructive Surgery For Female Genital Mutilation
This groundbreaking new surgery could help millions of women worldwide recover from the physical and emotional wounds of genital mutilation.
Watch 'Once in a Lifetime Class' Fold 1,000 Paper Cranes to Bless One Student
These kids had an emotional year in light of their sick classmate - but when they all graduated the class together as a whole, it was worth it.
Husband's Hunch Saves Woman Who Fell Asleep Watching TV
A pair of incredible coincidences, along with a husband's hunch, saved a woman from possible brain damage.
Strangers Get New Hearts on the Same Day, Fall in Love After Families Met in Waiting Room
These two lovebirds will be getting married soon - and it's all thanks to the fact that they both ended up in the same hospital with faulty hearts.
How Mindfulness Shattered My Pain Perception
Instead of resorting to medication, this woman used the greatest pain management tool of all: her mind.
Scientists Can Now Regenerate and Implant Any Injured Organ Without the Body Rejecting It
"We can [regenerate anything] ... a heart after a heart attack, a brain after trauma or with Parkinson's disease, a spinal cord after injury."
After Century of Removing Appendixes, Docs Find Antibiotics Can Be Enough Two-Thirds of the Time
The intriguing new study highlights how avoiding invasive appendectomy surgery can be far safer and cost-effective for patients.
Woman Stunned to Find Out That 'Anonymous' Kidney Donor is Actually Her Best Friend
Doncella Liggins had no idea who her anonymous kidney donor was - only that the transplant was going to save her life.
Girl Born With Backwards Legs Walks for the First Time Thanks to Strangers Funding 'Miracle' Surgery
This 3-year-old girl has been given a new lease on life after strangers raised over $225,000 for her "miracle" surgery.
Surgeons Successfully Implant World's First 3D-Printed Rib - and They Plan On Doing Even More in the Future
The patient has been in "perfect health" since receiving a $114 3D rib implant-and surgeons hope to take full advantage of the medical breakthrough.
Israeli Doctors Help Deaf Palestinian Kids Hear For First Time
16 Palestinian children can now hear for the first times in their lives thanks to several Israeli doctors working towards international peace.
First American With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Has Great Success With Newly-Approved 'Brain Stimulation'
This newly-approved procedure was recently carried out on the first American patient with drug-resistant epilepsy - and it has worked wonderfully.
Hospital Eases the Stress of Surgery for Young Patients By Letting Them Drive Mini-Cars into Operating Room
Rather than wheeling anxious young patients into an operating room on a gurney, this hospital let the kids take the wheel instead.
One of First UK Patients to Undergo This Surgery is 82 Years Old - and He Did It to Walk With His Wife Once More
Neil Shuttleworth is one of the first people in the UK to undergo this ankle surgery - and he did it so he could walk arm-in-arm with his wife once more.
In World First, HIV-Positive Woman Donates Kidney to a Fellow HIV-Positive Patient
35-year-old Nina Martinez unknowingly contracted HIV as an infant – but now, she's proudly making history as the first living HIV-positive kidney donor.
In 'World First' Blind People Have Their Vision Restored Thanks to Stem Cells From Deceased Organ Donors
According to this exciting new research, the eyesight for eight blind patients was repaired thanks to deceased organ donors and their stem cells.
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