Surgery

Conjoined 8-month-old US twins separated

(AP)—Surgeons at a Philadelphia hospital have successfully completed operations to separate 8-month-old twin girls who were joined at the lower chest and abdomen.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lung function declines as chest deformity deepens

A common deformity that cases a depression in the chest wall inhibits lung function as the cavity grows deeper, a national study of 327 patients published in the Journal of Pediatrics found.

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