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Brazilian president stable after hospitalization in Sao Paulo

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is stable but not expected to be discharged imminently after being hospitalized early Monday morning following an intestinal obstruction, according to the Vila Nova

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'Father of Chinese Hepatobiliary Surgery' Wu Mengchao dies at 99

Wu Mengchao, founder of hepatobiliary surgery in China, operated on a patient in Xuzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 13, 2018. /VCGWu Mengchao, a world-renowne

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More people seek cosmetic surgery in South Korea as vaccines rollout

Domestic demand for cosmetic surgery procedures in South Korea is picking up with the introduction of coronavirus vaccines. Many residents are embracing an idea that facial coverings might not las

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

The U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87 years old due to cancer complications, said the Supreme Court in a statement on Friday. Ginsburg was the c

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Cote d'Ivoire's president announces candidacy for presidential election

Cote d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara officially announced on Thursday his candidacy for the October presidential election. "I have decided to respond favorably to the call of my fellow citi

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Kuwait ruler had successful surgery, state news agency says

Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah underwent successful surgery on Sunday morning, his office said, after having been admitted to hospital o

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U.S. source: Kim Jong Un in 'grave danger' after surgery

02:11 Kim Jong Un, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is now in "grave danger" after surgery, CNN reported citing a U.S. official with direct knowledge.Specula

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Brazilian doctors develop affordable cranial reconstruction

02:07 It can cost up to $50,000 for cranial reconstruction surgery, meaning that for many the opportunity is out of their hands. But a team of researchers and physicians in Brazil is w

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Robot performs double surgery on cancer patient in rare procedure

Acancerpatientisrecoveringafterbeingoperatedonintwoplacesatthesametimebyarobotduringarareprocedure.ChristineLockton,63,hadahysterectomyandpartofhercolonremoveds

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1 in 9 people infected after gut surgery: study

Morethan12percentofpeoplewhohavegastrointestinalsurgerybecomeinfectedwithin30daysofgoingundertheknife,researcherssaidWednesdayinastudycovering66countries.Forlow

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NBA: Cousins out for season, George named to All-Star Game

NewOrleansPelicansforwardLaMarcusCousins,setforastartingappearanceintheNBAAll-StarGamenextmonth,willinsteadmisstheremainderoftheseason,theclubannouncedSaturday.

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NBA: Cavaliers’ Iman Shumpert to undergo knee surgery

TheClevelandCavalierswillbewithoutaplayermanyhavethoughttobeatradepieceforthecomingseason.TheteamannouncedonThursdaythatImanShumpertwillhavearthroscopicsurgeryt

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3D printed tantalum knee joint implanted in a Chinese patient

AChinesepatientrecentlyreceivedaknee-revisionsurgerywiththeimplantationofthefirst3Dprintedtantalumkneejointintheworld.ZhangJinguiregainedmobilityadayafterhehadr

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Onetime 'world's heaviest man' has second surgery in Mexico

AMexicanoncecertifiedastheheaviestmanintheworldisrecoveringfromasecondstomach-reductionsurgerythatdoctorshopewillhelphimshedmorethan200kilograms(440lb),themedic

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Filipino twins conjoined at forehead to be separated despite risks

Filipinotwingirlsconjoinedattheforeheadwillbeseparateddespitetheriskofoneorbothofthemdyingduringthesurgery,accordingtomediareportsonTuesday.JoyandJyceMagsino,10

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Indian surgeons separate twins joined at the head

SurgeonsintheIndiancapital,Delhi,haveseparatedtwinboyswhowereconjoinedatthetopsoftheirheads.Two-year-oldJagaandKaliaunderwent16hoursofsurgery,andarenowintheinte

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Tiger Woods cleared to start short-game practice

TigerWoodshasmadeasteptowardreturningtocompetitivegolfafterbeingclearedbyhisdoctortoworkonhisshortgame.Woods,41,lastplayedinacompetitivetournamentattheDubaiDese