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Meet the 'Eyeborg': The Man with a Camera Eye
By Tia Ghose published
Rob Spence, a documentary filmmaker in Canada, has a prosthetic eye fitted with a camera, and calls himself the Eyeborg.

Get Gutsy About Your Digestive Health
By Sara G. Miller published
Gut health affects everyone, whether they have a chronic condition or an occasional tummy ache.

Can a 'Poop Transplant' Change Your Weight?
By Sara G. Miller published
Studies in mice have garnered attention for a remarkable result: When the feces of one mouse was transplanted to another mouse, the recipient mouse either gained or lost weight.

Opioids After Surgery: Which Patients Don't Stop When They Should
By Sara G. Miller published
The first time many patients in the United States take prescription opioid painkillers is following surgery.

Fetus Brought Partway Out of Womb for Tumor Surgery
By Amanda Onion published
While the procedure was underway, the team constantly monitored the fetus's heart.

Infant's Rare 'Parasitic Twin' Successfully Removed with Surgery
By Rachael Rettner published
A 10-month-old girl who was born with a rare "parasitic twin" attached to her body has undergone a successful surgery.

Reviving Frozen Organs: Nanotech May Pave the Way
By Charles Q. Choi published
Scientists have found a way to thaw out frozen organs that won't destroy the organs in the process.
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