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Neurosurgery

Health

Laser probe lets brain surgeons identify cancer cells with sound

It can be hard to see which cells are malignant and which are healthy during an operation – it may be easier to hear the difference

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Knowing doctors' death rates can't help you avoid a bad surgeon

Health

Knowing doctors' death rates can't help you avoid a bad surgeon

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Bouncy bone can be 3D-printed to become a universal repair kit

Technology

Bouncy bone can be 3D-printed to become a universal repair kit

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medicine artwork

Health

The scary reality of medical U-turns, and how to stop them

Features

Google firm hopes to control organs with electrical signals

Health

Google firm hopes to control organs with electrical signals

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Chris King after his double hand transplant

Health

Double hand transplant carried out in the UK for first time

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Two surgeons exchanging a glance in the operating theatre

Health

Not all surgeons follow checklists that prevent bad mistakes

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Cartoon shows surgeons operating what appears to be a giant stomach

Health

Let's take a knife to the world's rising tide of type 2 diabetes

Comment

Woman under blue light

Bathing in blue light before surgery may prevent organ damage

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Autopsies suggest surgical grafts passed on Alzheimer's disease

Life

Autopsies suggest surgical grafts passed on Alzheimer's disease

There is growing evidence that Alzheimer's disease was spread via surgical grafts as well as growth hormone donations several decades ago

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Health

Head transplant carried out on monkey, claims maverick surgeon

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Technology

Men have hands amputated and replaced with bionic ones

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Health

Death rate drops when top heart surgeons are away

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Health

Cosmetic treatment no more regulated than floor cleaner

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