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Americas 4 years ago

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First pig heart transplant patient dies after two months

The procedure raised hopes that advances in cross-species organ donation could one day solve the chronic shortage of human organs available for donation, and the team behind the operation say they are "optimistic" about its future success.

Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

Malaysia's Mahathir has successful medical procedure

The 96-year-old was admitted Friday to the National Heart Institute, which said he was to have an "elective medical procedure", without giving further details.

People 4 years ago

Model Evangelista says fat-reduction left her deformed

Evangelista, 56, said she underwent "CoolSculpting" five years ago and that it had the rare side effect of causing her fat cells to increase rather than decrease.

World 4 years ago

After surgery, pope says never considered resigning

Rumours that the 84-year-old pontiff was considering stepping down were recently reported in Italian media, seemingly sparked by his hospitalisation following an operation on his colon in July.

Parents 4 years ago

Surgeons to reconstruct face of boy, 9, after Zimbabwe hyena attack

Rodwell Khomazana lost his nose, left eye, most of his upper lip, bits of his forehead and other parts of his face when he was attacked during a night-time church service outside Harare.

People 4 years ago

Veteran reporter Amanpour announces cancer surgery

Veteran war correspondent Christiane Amanpour on Monday announced that she has recently undergone "major surgery" for ovarian cancer, and faced months of chemotherapy treatment.

Sports 4 years ago

Tom Brady recovering from minor knee surgery

"I feel pretty good and I push myself pretty hard," Brady said at coach Bruce Arians' Family Foundation gala on Sunday. "I feel pretty good. I don't know if I could go this week, but, we'll see how things play out.

World 5 years ago

'Dead' man in India comes alive moments before autopsy

The 27-year-old from Mahalingapur town in the southern state of Karnataka was brought to a private hospital in a critical condition on the weekend, where doctors declared him dead and took him off a ventilator.

Sports 5 years ago

Tiger Woods out of surgery on leg after car crash

Woods' Twitter account posted an update Tuesday night that included a statement from Dr. Anish Mahajan, the chief medical officer and interim CEO at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Sports 5 years ago

Golf great Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car wreck

The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told a news conference hours later, adding that Woods was conscious and "able to communicate" when rescue personnel arrived.

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