A woman in South Florida has reportedly become one of the first in the country to receive a prosthetic iris to repair the one in her left eye that has been damaged since childhood.
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{FD} Paralympian Amy Purdy recovering from surgery after revealing tough choice to risk leg or kidney
Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy underwent surgery Monday after revealing that she had developed a massive blood clot in her leg, forcing her to choose between risking losing her limb or possibly endangering her donated kidney.
{FD} New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition
A 25-year-old nurse on New York’s Long Island was fitted with a pacemaker earlier this month after she self-diagnosed her troubling symptoms following a hip injury.
{FD} Woman suffering from massive tumors on legs facing incurable disorder
A Brazilian woman who developed massive tumors on her legs caused by a rare genetic disorder has already undergone several surgeries to remove the growths but said it has damaged her relationships and even caused her to lose her job.
{FD} Doctors pull pin from girl’s stomach after she accidentally swallowed it while talking
Doctors managed to pull a long pin from the stomach of a teenage girl after she accidentally swallowed it while talking with it between her teeth.
{FD} Teen’s entire leg amputated to remove 55-pound tumor
Astonishing images show a teenager who had his entire leg removed to get rid of a massive 4 stone (approx. 55 pounds) tumor.
{FD} Mom’s vision loss dismissed as pregnancy symptom was actually deadly brain tumor
A mother in the U.K. whose tumor robbed her of her eyesight credits the daughter she’s never seen with helping to save her life after she began experiencing frightening symptoms while pregnant.
{FD} Parts of boy’s colon, intestines removed after swallowing toy magnets, mom says
A Wisconsin mother is warning about the dangers of a popular toy that landed her 4-year-old son in emergency surgery after he swallowed 13 tiny magnets.
{FD} Kidney recipients in Oklahoma grateful for kindness of strangers
At least two people in Oklahoma are alive today because of kidney donations from strangers, according to reports.
{FD} Woman claims surgeons left sponge inside her for 17 months
Bungling NHS staff have been slammed for leaving a surgical sponge inside a woman’s womb for 17 months following a botched operation.