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Neurosurgery

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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

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

medicine artwork

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

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Google firm hopes to control organs with electrical signals

Chris King after his double hand transplant

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Double hand transplant carried out in the UK for first time

Two surgeons exchanging a glance in the operating theatre

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Not all surgeons follow checklists that prevent bad mistakes

Cartoon shows surgeons operating what appears to be a giant stomach

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

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

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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Head transplant carried out on monkey, claims maverick surgeon

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Men have hands amputated and replaced with bionic ones

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Death rate drops when top heart surgeons are away

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Cosmetic treatment no more regulated than floor cleaner