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Treatment with UV light could be the newest fat-loss technique to help obese patients lose weight!
India saw a weight-loss surgery every half hour in 2019, as per a Lancet study. The country has wit…
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Falling birth rates are freaking countries out and spawning dubious fixes like tax breaks, cheaper cars, and free surgery
Countries are trying everything to combat declining fertility rates, with some eye-popping approach…
Joshua Zitser
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My son needed brain surgery to stop his seizures. Even though I'm his mom, I had a hard time making decisions.
Samantha Harney's son Trevor has epilepsy and was having daily seizures. Doctors removed a part of …
Kelly Burch
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I had bariatric surgery and lost 120 pounds. It allowed me to run my first half-marathon at age 45.
Anthony Quintano overcame obesity and depression through gastric sleeve surgery, healthy habits, an…
Jane Ridley
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Big corporate American hospitals now want you to pay up front for surgery
UnitedHealth, a giant health insurance company, has been buying up hospitals and surgery centers. N…
Katie Balevic
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Kate Middleton was diagnosed with cancer after an abdominal surgery. Here's how that happens.
A doctor explains why pathologists analyze tissue and screen for cancer after unrelated invasive su…
Julia Pugachevsky
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My identical twin and I needed open heart surgery on the same day. Doctors had to color-code us to tell us apart.
Twins Pablo and Julio Delcid were told they needed open heart surgery related to Marfan syndrome th…
Kelly Burch
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1.5 million women of reproductive age in India affected by epilepsy: Experts
The staggering number of nearly 1.5 million women of reproductive age in India grappling with epile…
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Moms say their weight-loss drugs had a trickle-down effect — making their entire families healthier
Some people on weight-loss drugs say their treatment is lifting up the health of their entire famil…
Emily Farache
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People who use weight loss drugs like Ozempic face a problem: What to do when they run out or can't take them anymore
Patients sometimes have to stop using GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy and risk regaining …
Alex Bitter
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6-legged dog 'Ariel' triumphs after life-changing surgery
Ariel, a spaniel named after Disney's "Little Mermaid" because of her fused back legs, is recoverin…
Rebecca Rommen
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FLiRT-ing with pandemic! With a sharp rise in COVID cases, could Singapore be witnessing the start of a global wave?
COVID-19, the unwelcome guest that never quite leaves, may well be in the process of ushering in a …
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Singapore seeing new COVID-19 wave, minister advises wearing of masks
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said the estimated number of COVID-19 cases in the week of May 5 t…
PTI
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A couple opened up their marriage after a decade. The wife lost weight, the husband tackled his alcohol addiction — and they wanted to explore.
After 8 years of being exclusive, Karl Haycock and Nashelly Alba Romo now practice ethical non-mono…
Serafina Kenny
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I'm a college athlete whose heart stopped during practice. Doctors thought I'd need a nursing home, but I'm already back on the field.
A college athlete's heart stopped during practice. She was told she may need a nursing home, but sh…
Kelly Burch
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My son had seizures every day, and we worried about his future. A brain implant changed his life.
Liz Bronson's son had seizures multiple times a day and medication didn't help. A brain implant hel…
Kelly Burch
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Tongue tie surgeries are on the rise, but experts say try other solutions first for baby's breastfeeding issues
Tongue tie surgery, or frenotomy, should not be the first thing to try to fix a baby's breastfeedin…
Kelly Burch
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The 'eye lift' has become one of the most highly requested plastic surgeries in America
Plastic surgeons say people have been spending too much time looking at themselves on Zoom — and it…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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I got a hair transplant in Istanbul, a sanctuary for balding men. It pulled me out of a dark place.
Spencer Macnaughton started noticing his hairline receding at 24 years old. He tried everything to …
Spencer Macnaughton
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My mom has dementia. She was my best friend, but the person I knew is gone.
My mom used to be my best friend. A medical episode left her with cognitive impairment and I miss w…