Surgery
Doctors set for first penis implant in US
Johns Hopkins University doctors are preparing for what would be the first US penis transplant, a procedure that could potentially help hundreds of wounded veterans.
Dec 7, 2015
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Health
Doc describes medical tent experience of Boston marathon
(HealthDay)—The experience of a physician in the medical tent at the Boston marathon provides insight into the impact of the bombings on medical professionals at the scene; the perspective piece was published online April ...
Apr 24, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Helping children make sense of the senseless
(HealthDay)—It's the day after the Boston Marathon bombings and three people are dead, including an 8-year-old boy who came to cheer on friends during the race. The boy's mother and sister are both seriously injured. A ...
Apr 17, 2013
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Ambulances in Syria deliberately and repeatedly targeted as part of war tactics
Syrian government and Russian armed forces have deliberately and repeatedly targeted ambulances in Syria as part of the Assad regime's strategy to destabilise and intimidate through the 'weaponisation of healthcare,' reveals ...
Nov 27, 2018
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Neuroscience
'Driving' a new pair of arms: Neurology, recovery and rehabilitation
Brendan Marrocco, an Iraq War veteran who lost all four limbs in a roadside bomb attack, was recently released from a Baltimore hospital after receiving a double-arm transplant. Northeastern University ...
Feb 6, 2013
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Researchers assess emergency radiology response after Boston Marathon bombings
An after-action review of the Brigham and Women's Hospital emergency radiology response to the Boston Marathon bombings highlights the crucial role medical imaging plays in emergency situations and ways in which radiology ...
Jul 15, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
As suicides rise, Spain seeks answers despite social taboo
"Eleven people commit suicide every day in Spain, the number is growing and the necessary measures are not being taken," said Victoria de la Serna, 63, whose son took his own life over a decade ago.
Sep 7, 2023
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Medications
EXPLAINER: How iodine tablets block some nuclear radiation
The war in Ukraine has heightened fears about nuclear exposure—and interest in iodine pills that can help protect the body from some radiation.
Oct 13, 2022
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Boston doctors agonize over 'ugly job' of amputations
Doctors carried out at least 13 leg amputations after the Boston marathon bombings, and for the surgeons, it was an agonizing decision.
Apr 17, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
American Society of Clinical Oncology issues annual report on state of clinical cancer science
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has just released its annual report on the top cancer advances of the year. Clinical Cancer Advances 2012: ASCO's Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer, highlights major ...
Dec 3, 2012
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