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Filipino surgeons based in Pampanga and Cotabato City recently made history after successfully performing remote robotic surgeries on patients located 1,380 kilometers away.

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Minimally invasive heart procedures are emerging as viable alternatives to open-heart surgery, offering new hope to patients in the Visayas, experts said during a roundtable discussion in Cebu on Friday, April 17.

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Ubay-ubay sa mga pamilyang Cebuano ang mopili sa minimally invasive nga cardiac procedures ngadto sa gawas sa nasud imbes mopaubos sa traditional nga open-heart surgery.

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Gatosan ka mga residente sa isla sa Bantayan ang makapahimulos sa gipahigayon nga surgical procedures sulod sa tulo ka adlaw gikan Pebrero 20 hangtod 22.

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In the medical world, surgery is often viewed as the definitive moment of healing.

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In celebration of Transgender Awareness Week, Nic Chien shared photos of his surgery and recovery from the past month.

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A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to 100 high-power magnets he bought on Temu, forcing surgeons to remove tissue from his intestines, doctors said on Friday.

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Doctors based in Aklan successfully implanted the first leadless pacemaker in the region using the Micra, considered the world's smallest pacemaker.

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Surgeons provided free surgical services to 110 individuals, including women with breast masses and children with cleft lips, during a five-day medical mission in Sulu conducted by a team from the Bangsamoro regional government.

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Surgeons at a hospital in Los Angeles, California have successfully performed the world's first human bladder transplant, hospital officials said.

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Filipino surgeons based in Pampanga and Cotabato City recently made history after successfully performing remote robotic surgeries on patients located 1,380 kilometers away.

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Ubay-ubay sa mga pamilyang Cebuano ang mopili sa minimally invasive nga cardiac procedures ngadto sa gawas sa nasud imbes mopaubos sa traditional nga open-heart surgery.

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Gatosan ka mga residente sa isla sa Bantayan ang makapahimulos sa gipahigayon nga surgical procedures sulod sa tulo ka adlaw gikan Pebrero 20 hangtod 22.

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In the medical world, surgery is often viewed as the definitive moment of healing.

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In celebration of Transgender Awareness Week, Nic Chien shared photos of his surgery and recovery from the past month.

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A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to 100 high-power magnets he bought on Temu, forcing surgeons to remove tissue from his intestines, doctors said on Friday.

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Surgeons at a hospital in Los Angeles, California have successfully performed the world's first human bladder transplant, hospital officials said.

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