Articles Tagged: surgery
Parents agree to son's request to stop cancer treatment after five years fighting brain cancer
A nine-year-old boy with brain cancer has told his parents he is ‘done’ fighting for his life and does not want to continue with treatment
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Facebook stranger saves baby from brain damage after spotting rare condition online
After doctors failed to tell a desperate mum what was wrong with her little boy, she turned to Facebook – and saved her baby’s life.
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Navel gazing: Innie or outie?
Did you get an innie or an outie? How about your children? Do you think your belly button is the cutest thing around or do you hide it away?
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Three-year-old boy to have operation to remove parasitic twin from his stomach
A three-year-old boy in Peru has been found to have his own partially formed twin brother embedded in his stomach.
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Brave Bronte: Doctors give premature girl a voice after years using sign language
A toddler who had to use sign language for two years can finally talk thanks to surgery to help her breathe normally
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Teenager appeals for money for bionic stomach after vomiting 50 times a day
A fifteen-year-old girl who throws up fifty times a day is trying to raise money to undergo 'bionic stomach' surgery.
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Young mum dies after taking just 'a few extra' paracetamol a day
A young mum died from liver failure after taking just “a few extra tablets” of paracetamol a day.
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Seven-year-old conjoined twins face life or death surgery decision
A set of conjoined twins who have never looked each other in the eye have been given a fresh hope they may soon be separated.
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