Unborn Baby Treated for Spinal Defect After Being Removed From Mom's Womb for Surgery, Then Put Back
This pioneering new surgery is treating unborn babies of a spinal defect while they are still in the womb.
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Bedside Bioprinter May Soon Use Burn Patients' Cells to Print Out New Skin Directly on Wounds
This mobile bioprinter could soon be used to print out a patient's own skin tissue in order to heal wounds and burns.
For Some Women Enduring Repeated Miscarriages, Simple Surgical Solution Has 90% Success
This simple surgical procedure is ensuring that fewer and fewer mothers will have to endure the heartbreak of repeated miscarriages.
Barista's Simple Question Leads to Her Husband Extending the Life of a Stranger
It all started because Nicole McNeil noticed that one of her customers looked more sad than usual – so she worked up the courage to ask what was wrong.
Cell Transplant Enables Paralyzed Dogs to Walk; Humans Next?
Scientists have reversed paralysis in dogs after injecting them with cells grown from the lining of their nose. The Cambridge University team is cautiously optimistic the technique could eventually have a role in the treatment of human patients.
Operation Smile Video: Girl Sees New Smile for First Time
A little Brazilian girl born with a cleft palate often hid her face behind a doll. But 24 hours after Operation Smile's life-changing surgery, a cameraman turned around the viewfinder, to let her see her new smile for the first time. The amazement in her eyes is unmistakable.
Doctor Fulfills Girl's Wish to Hear Him Sing After Successful Surgery (WATCH)
When his recovering teen patient asked to be comforted by music, this doc delivered in an amazing way–with a little help from The Indigo Girls.
Giant of Medicine Dies at 93: Tribute to a Transplant Pioneer
Dr. Joseph E. Murray, the Nobel laureate who conducted the world's first successful organ transplant, died Monday at the Boston hospital where the pioneering surgery was performed. With that 5½-hour operation in 1954, Dr. Murray and his team saved a life and opened medicine to a new frontier.
Dying Baby Gets Last Minute "Miracle" Heart Transplant (WATCH)
A baby shows a remarkable recovery after his heart failed just as doctors readied him for a life-saving transplant.
Woman With Cerebral Palsy Braves Controversial Surgery So She Can Ride a Bike - Now You Can't Stop Her
Born with cerebral palsy, Nicole's lifelong dream of riding a bike seemed out of reach, until a controversial surgery gave her back full use of her legs.
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