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Pig kidney successfully hooked up to human patient in watershed experiment
The experiment was brief, but the results hint at the promise of pig-to-human transplants.
Lobotomy: Definition, procedure and history
Lobotomy is a neurosurgical operation that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe.
Why do faces become less symmetrical with age?
The aging process doesn't happen equally on both sides, leaving the human face increasingly less symmetrical with age.
What happens to your body when you're an organ donor?
With organ donation, the death of one person can lead to the survival of many others. But when a donor dies, how do doctors save their organs for transplantation?
In rare surgery, hospital swaps man's lost thumb for a big toe
The cobbler thought he'd never work again, but the strange surgery saved his hand function.
How surgery in infancy led to a woman's stone 60 years later
An unused piece of intestine cooked up some trouble for this woman.
How a Piece of Popcorn Stuck in a Man's Teeth Led to Open-Heart Surgery
Getting popcorn stuck in your teeth is usually just an annoyance, but for one man in England, it led to open-heart surgery, according to news reports.
How long can organs stay outside the body before being transplanted?
Depending on the organ, the time can range from a few hours to a day and a half.
