Surgery articles

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  Cancer victim's face restored with 3D-printed prosthesis

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 15, 2013 05:49 am + 18 comments

  When surgeons removed a tennis ball-sized tumor from Eric Moger's face, he also lost an eye and Continue reading…

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  FDA investigating safety of widely-used surgical robot following increased incident reports

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 9, 2013 11:47 am + 16 comments

  The FDA is investigating the safety of a surgical robot that was used in 367,000 procedures last Continue reading…

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  Creating the first lab-made human heart

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 23, 2013 06:37 pm + 14 comments

  Using image scans, a glass mold, and stem cells, Dr. Francisco Fernandez-Aviles has nearly created a Continue reading…

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  Electronic tattoo filled with sensors reads your vitals, reports them wirelessly

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 11, 2013 12:13 pm + 25 comments

  University of Illinois researchers have developed a tattoo-like electronic mesh that attaches to Continue reading…

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  3D-printed implant used to replace 75 percent of man's skull

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 8, 2013 10:17 am + 46 comments

  A 3D-printed implant was used to replace 75 percent of a man's skull in a surgical procedure earlier Continue reading…

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  Autonomous robots may soon work alongside surgeons as part of newly funded project

  By Justin Rubio on December 18, 2012 11:55 am + 3 comments

  The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted funding for a four-year UC Berkeley research Continue reading…

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  Gyroscopic ear implant could help solve balance problems, gets first test in humans

  By Adi Robertson on September 26, 2012 12:57 pm + 6 comments

  Besides allowing us to hear, ears also house the vestibular system, a series of canals that help Continue reading…

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  Trial begins in the case of a kidney sold for an iPad

  By Louis Goddard on August 10, 2012 08:49 am + 53 comments

  Nine people are being tried in China's Hunan province after allegedly helping a 17-year-old boy sell Continue reading…

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  Manchester surgeons use 3D imaging to aid robotic surgery

  By Adi Robertson on April 2, 2012 04:01 pm + 1 comments

  A team at the Manchester Royal Infirmary has become the first in the UK to use 3D projections in a Continue reading…

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  Surgeon introduces the 'FaceTime facelift'

  By Jamie Keene on February 29, 2012 06:50 am + 8 comments

  Washington D.C. based cosmetic surgeon Dr. Robert Sigal has created the "FaceTime facelift," Continue reading…