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MADAGASCAR HEALTH MINISTER PERFORMS SURGERY ON SIAMESE TWINS

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MADAGASCAR HEALTH MINISTER PERFORMS SURGERY ON SIAMESE TWINS

In most countries health ministers are seen as officials more interested in paperwork than medical miracles. Not in country like Madagascar, where Mamy Lalatiana Andriamanarivo recently picked up a scalpel and separated conjoined siamese twins in a medical first for the Indian Ocean island nation. “Surgery was performed at the Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona hospital on September 13 to separate Siamese twins joined at the abdomen and lower thorax,” Jean Marie Rasamimanana, the deputy technical director…

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PEN LIKE DEVICES THAT TAKE SECONDS TO DETECT CANCER CELLS

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PEN LIKE DEVICES THAT TAKE SECONDS TO DETECT CANCER CELLS

The pen works by releasing a tiny droplet of water into the tissue, which soaks up chemicals inside the cells. it is then sucked back and analysis by a device called mass spectrometer, which can detect thousands of molecules before a doctor can give results on computer screen. Researchers at the University of Texas said the device can give surgeons exact information about which tissue to cut or preserve, which tends to  improve treatment and reduce…

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