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Knitting with human yarn

Health

Yarn grown from human skin cells could be knitted into your body

A yarn-like material made from human skin cells could be used for surgery and complex tissue reconstruction without triggering an immune response

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Christos Bergeles

Video

The tiny micro-robot that could save eyesight and cure blindness

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dissected pigeon

Life

Pigeons with broken wings get patched up with dog and sheep bones

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Surgeons operating

Health

Exclusive: Humans placed in suspended animation for the first time

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Louisa Aldrich-Blake: a trailblazer for female surgeons and a war hero

Health

Louisa Aldrich-Blake: a trailblazer for female surgeons and a war hero

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Personalised breast cancer test could tell when to stop treatment

Health

Personalised breast cancer test could tell when to stop treatment

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Preventable harm sometimes occurs during surgery

Health

Half of all harm caused by medical care is preventable

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René Favaloro

Health

René Favaloro: Heart surgery pioneer celebrated in Google doodle

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hand and arm

Health

Nerve surgery helps people with paralysis control their hands and arms

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hip replacement

Definition

Hip replacements

Hip replacement surgery is an operation to replace a damaged hip joint with an artificial implant

Health

Prisoners in China are still being used as organ donors, says inquiry

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Technology

Robotic surgery is turning out to be an expensive fad

Insight

Health

Shining a UV light on a special glue can repair heart wounds

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Health

Why hip surgery wouldn’t help extend Andy Murray’s tennis career

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