Surgery
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![a man in a hospital gown holds up a mirror to see his new facial transplant, while his doctor, dressed in a suit, and his wife and daughter sit and watch nearby](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iPBMYkTmX72xFhbYHFTKzR-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iPBMYkTmX72xFhbYHFTKzR-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iPBMYkTmX72xFhbYHFTKzR-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iPBMYkTmX72xFhbYHFTKzR-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iPBMYkTmX72xFhbYHFTKzR-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iPBMYkTmX72xFhbYHFTKzR-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iPBMYkTmX72xFhbYHFTKzR-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iPBMYkTmX72xFhbYHFTKzR-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Doctors perform 1st-ever whole eye, partial face transplant
By Nicoletta Lanese published
This is the first whole-eye transplant performed in a person, and it was completed alongside a partial face transplant.
![a young man seated and wearing a hospital gown and hat pictured next to his partner in a hospital room](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYkFhYfRjaeYbvxf822sWS-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYkFhYfRjaeYbvxf822sWS-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYkFhYfRjaeYbvxf822sWS-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYkFhYfRjaeYbvxf822sWS-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYkFhYfRjaeYbvxf822sWS-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYkFhYfRjaeYbvxf822sWS-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYkFhYfRjaeYbvxf822sWS-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYkFhYfRjaeYbvxf822sWS-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Breast implants saved a man's life during a lung transplant. Here's how.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Doctors at Northwestern Medicine used breast implants and an artificial lung to keep a patient stabilized until his double-lung transplant.
![X-ray of the knife blade stuck in the man's abdomen](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x6gwhCMFFU3YSAnupJommf-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x6gwhCMFFU3YSAnupJommf-450-80.png 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x6gwhCMFFU3YSAnupJommf-500-80.png 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x6gwhCMFFU3YSAnupJommf-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x6gwhCMFFU3YSAnupJommf-840-80.png 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x6gwhCMFFU3YSAnupJommf-970-80.png 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x6gwhCMFFU3YSAnupJommf-1024-80.png 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x6gwhCMFFU3YSAnupJommf-1200-80.png 1200w)
Knife blade lodged in a man's belly mysteriously 'floated' to the other side of his body without causing damage
By Emily Cooke published
Doctors report an "unusual and spectacular injury" in which a knife blade lodged in a man's belly drifted through his abdomen.
![CT scans against a black background show a bright white mass in a person's brain](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HWin4WX7G85PU7dJgMAgZR-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HWin4WX7G85PU7dJgMAgZR-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HWin4WX7G85PU7dJgMAgZR-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HWin4WX7G85PU7dJgMAgZR-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HWin4WX7G85PU7dJgMAgZR-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HWin4WX7G85PU7dJgMAgZR-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HWin4WX7G85PU7dJgMAgZR-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HWin4WX7G85PU7dJgMAgZR-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
In extremely rare case, doctors remove fetus from brain of 1-year-old
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A young child had the remnants of her absorbed twin removed from her head.
![image of a middle age man consulting a doctor](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8wYZ8zCXwJawYLHJftgqEj-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8wYZ8zCXwJawYLHJftgqEj-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8wYZ8zCXwJawYLHJftgqEj-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8wYZ8zCXwJawYLHJftgqEj-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8wYZ8zCXwJawYLHJftgqEj-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8wYZ8zCXwJawYLHJftgqEj-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8wYZ8zCXwJawYLHJftgqEj-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8wYZ8zCXwJawYLHJftgqEj-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Vasectomy: Procedure, risks and reversal
By Anna Gora published
Half a million men in the United States undergo a vasectomy every year. But how does this procedure work?
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Weight-Loss Supplement Linked to Liver Failure Case
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe last updated
A healthy 35-year-old woman who took a weight-loss supplement developed liver failure, and needed a liver transplant, according to a new report of her case.
![c. diff, c diff, clostridium difficile](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jrBW7xVp5rLSiqPmLy9L2J-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jrBW7xVp5rLSiqPmLy9L2J-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jrBW7xVp5rLSiqPmLy9L2J-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jrBW7xVp5rLSiqPmLy9L2J-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jrBW7xVp5rLSiqPmLy9L2J-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jrBW7xVp5rLSiqPmLy9L2J-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jrBW7xVp5rLSiqPmLy9L2J-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jrBW7xVp5rLSiqPmLy9L2J-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
'Poop Pills' Work Just As Well As Traditional Fecal Transplants
By Samantha Mathewson last updated
"Poop transplants" given as a pill may work just as well as those delivered via colonoscopy, and the pill form may be a more pleasant treatment method for patients, a new study from Canada finds.
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Scientists revived the cells of pigs an hour after death, a potential organ transplant breakthrough
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Scientists revitalized cells in the bodies of dead pigs.
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