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First remote, zero-gravity surgery performed on the ISS from Earth (on rubber)

Researchers successfully completed the first remote, zero-gravity “surgery” procedure aboard the International Space Station. Over the weekend, surgeons based at…

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A tiny robot set to simulate remote-controlled surgery in space : NPR

Sean Crimmins, a senior in engineering at the University of Nebraska, loads the robotic arm into its case on Aug.…

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I got a dangerous surgery at 16 to stop excessive facial blushing, and it ruined my life. Decades later, I can’t feel emotions.

John Larsen after his facial-blushing surgery.Courtesy of John Larsen When he was a kid, he blushed a lot and had…

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Transgender Veterans Sue for the VA to Cover Surgery

A group of transgender veterans filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force the Department of Veteran Affairs to begin providing…

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Business

GLP-1s can expand market for weight loss surgery: Bernstein

Carol Yepes/Moment via Getty Images The rising popularity of the GLP-1 class of anti-obesity medications developed by Novo Nordisk (NVO)…

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Politics

Lloyd Austin Released From Hospital After Complications From Prostate Cancer Surgery

(WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital Monday, after spending two weeks there to treat complications…

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For surgery patients, AI could help reduce alcohol-related risks

Using artificial intelligence to scan surgery patients’ medical records for signs of risky drinking might help spot those whose alcohol…

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Politics

Judges skeptical of Trump immunity claim; Austin cancer surgery : NPR

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Marine Corps commandant undergoes open heart surgery

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith on Monday underwent open heart surgery to repair a defect valve that caused his heart attack in late October, the…

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Lloyd Austin’s Surgery Fiasco May Have Hurt National Security

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent…

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