3D Printing Defeats Windsurfer's Agonizing, Crippling Arthritis - Video

3D Printing Defeats Windsurfer's Agonizing, Crippling Arthritis - Video

No more lateral compartment arthritis in the left knee

Greatest Achievement of Bioprinting Yet: Synthetic Blood Vessels

Greatest Achievement of Bioprinting Yet: Synthetic Blood Vessels

It is not so much a replacement as a repair technique

Teen Desperate to Cure His Internet Addiction Cuts Off His Own Hand

Teen Desperate to Cure His Internet Addiction Cuts Off His Own Hand

The 19-year-old was rushed to the hospital, reports say surgeons managed to reattach his severed limb

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 2nd, 2015
Fluorescent Dyes Make Brain Tumors Shine Bright, Kind of like a Diamond

Fluorescent Dyes Make Brain Tumors Shine Bright, Kind of like a Diamond

Scientists say the fluorescent agents could make it easier for surgeons to spot brain tumors, completely resect them

Doctors Use Normal 3D Printer to Create a Trachea

Doctors Use Normal 3D Printer to Create a Trachea

The trachea can be used in reconstruction surgery

Doctors X-Raying a Baby Boy Find SpongeBob SquarePants in His Chest

Doctors X-Raying a Baby Boy Find SpongeBob SquarePants in His Chest

The odd appearance turned out to be a rather small pendant belonging to the 16-month-old boy's sister

Surgeons Prepare for Toddler Facial Surgery in 3D

Surgeons Prepare for Toddler Facial Surgery in 3D

An example of a plastic surgery being necessary

Just One More Year and 3D Bioprinted “Real” Bones Will Be Used in Humans

Just One More Year and 3D Bioprinted “Real” Bones Will Be Used in Humans

Stem cells will be combined with a collagen knockoff

Patient Helps Surgeons Cut Him Open Properly by 3D Printing His Own Kidney [BBC]

Patient Helps Surgeons Cut Him Open Properly by 3D Printing His Own Kidney [BBC]

There were several benefits to having the model on hand

We Should Start Making Bone Banks, Tokyo Uni Says

We Should Start Making Bone Banks, Tokyo Uni Says

It's time to start making 3D printed bones by the dozen

Woman's Eyeball Explodes During Driving Lesson

Woman's Eyeball Explodes During Driving Lesson

Liz Hodgkinson says she barely managed to keep the vehicle under control until she found a safe spot to pull over

Vets Save Months-Old Puppy with a Knitting Needle Stuck in Her Heart

Vets Save Months-Old Puppy with a Knitting Needle Stuck in Her Heart

The puppy, named Tutti, fell on the needle when trying to jump on a table, vets had to operate on her to remove it

Live Eel Gets Stuck Inside Teenager's Throat for Five Hours

Live Eel Gets Stuck Inside Teenager's Throat for Five Hours

The fish, which measured about 6.5 inches (some 16.5 centimeters) in length, nearly killed the young boy

Constipated Pet Goldfish Undergoes Bowel-Changing Surgery

Constipated Pet Goldfish Undergoes Bowel-Changing Surgery

The surgery was performed at the Toll Barn Veterinary Center in the UK, cost the goldfish's owner £300 (€385 / $460)

Car Part Removed from Man's Arms 51 Years After Crash

Car Part Removed from Man's Arms 51 Years After Crash

When they first operated on him, doctors failed to notice the man had a turn signal rod embedded in his left arm

Mysterious Death of Oscar Wilde's Wife Finally Explained

Mysterious Death of Oscar Wilde's Wife Finally Explained

Constance Wilde started feeling ill after developing multiple sclerosis, was killed by a botched medical intervention

Doctors Operate on Baby Born with 3 Arms, Remove the Extra Limb

Doctors Operate on Baby Born with 3 Arms, Remove the Extra Limb

The rather tricky intervention was carried out at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in the state of Gujarat in India

 
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