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Gunshot Victim Becomes Youngest Person in US to Receive a Face Transplant
By Rachael Rettner published
A 21-year-old woman who was shot in the face as a teenager has become the youngest person in the United States to receive a face transplant.
How John F. Kennedy's Back Pain Affected His Life and Death
By Tracy Staedter published
For the first time, researchers have pieced together a detailed story of John F. Kennedy's back pain.
Impacted Wisdom Teeth: Oral Surgery and Extraction
By Maureen Salamon published
Pulling wisdom teeth easier before 30
Meet the 'Eyeborg': The Man with a Camera Eye
By Tia Ghose published
Rob Spence, a documentary filmmaker in Canada, has a prosthetic eye fitted with a camera, and calls himself the Eyeborg.
Get Gutsy About Your Digestive Health
By Sara G. Miller published
Gut health affects everyone, whether they have a chronic condition or an occasional tummy ache.
Can a 'Poop Transplant' Change Your Weight?
By Sara G. Miller published
Studies in mice have garnered attention for a remarkable result: When the feces of one mouse was transplanted to another mouse, the recipient mouse either gained or lost weight.
Opioids After Surgery: Which Patients Don't Stop When They Should
By Sara G. Miller published
The first time many patients in the United States take prescription opioid painkillers is following surgery.
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