Dig into what circumstances allow for an accidentally amputated limb to be reattached, and what options you have when it can't be.

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For 25 years, scientists at Northwestern Medicine have been studying individuals aged 80 and older — dubbed “SuperAgers” — to ...

On New Year's Day 1995, a monstrous 80-foot wave in the North Sea slammed into the Draupner oil platform. The wall of water ...

The hospital code blue alarm is supposed to signal urgency — a rush of medical professionals fighting to pull a patient back from the brink. But in certain rooms, the performance is more muted.

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For decades, a high-energy rechargeable battery seemed impossible - until we managed to tame one of the most volatile metals.

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