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Robot performs keyhole surgery on pigs for 1st time

Dubbed the ‘STAR’, the machine conducted the surgery on the animals with minimal human assistance The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR) has successfully performed keyhole laparoscopic surgery on four pigs, connecting two ends of an intestine, for the first time ever. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University said the machine conducted surgery mostly autonomously, and that […]

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Hymen repair surgery to be outlawed in UK

The UK government is criminalizing hymen reconstruction procedures to protect vulnerable women and girls UK Minister for Care and Mental Health Gillian Keegan has confirmed the government will ban the “indefensible” cosmetic surgeries that are linked to conservative cultures. Hymen repair surgery, known as hymenoplasty, is currently available in UK clinics for up to £3,000 […]