Posts Tagged Diagnosis and treatment

Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury

EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT -In this picture provided by the Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology in Gliwice, Poland, a 33-year-old Polish man whose face was torn off by stone-cutting machinery is shown after undergoing a total face transplant. Doctors performed the surgery on May 15 in a 27-hour operation. In a news conference on Wednesday they said it was the first time a life-saving face transplant was carried out soon after a recipient suffered damage. There have been several other transplants in recent years but in those cases doctors had months or years to prepare. The Polish patient suffered his accident on April 23, 2013.(AP Photo/Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology in Gliwice)

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland’s first face transplant.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Obama administration acknowledges 4 American citizens killed in drone strikes since 2009

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Crews search through the night after tornado slams Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51

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Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal

NEW YORK (AP) — Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion that would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S. market.

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Vilanova returning to NY for more cancer treatment

Barcelona's coach Francesc 'Tito' Vilanova applauds during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Atletico de Madrid at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday May 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul White)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to New York next week to “undergo further cancer treatment” after having a second tumor in two years removed from his throat in December.

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