medical science

medical science

A year after the surgery, James' transplanted eye showed some response to light in MRI scans though it wasn't perceived by James. Photo: Haley Ricciardi/NYU Langone Health

World-first face, eye transplant a 'cautious' success story

Aaron James made history when New York surgeons performed the world's first face and whole eye transplant in 2023. A year on, he says the procedure has given him a new lease on life.

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PM asks for special focus on medical science research

Vashkar Bhattacharjee. Sketch: TBS

Believe to achieve: How Vashkar changed social mindset on visual-impairment

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The promises and pitfalls of anti-ageing technologies

Critics are not happy about synthetic human embryos, especially given the political context surrounding the research. Photo: Collected

The world’s first-ever ‘synthetic embryo’ is causing controversy

Is this a new horizon in medical science?

Is this a new horizon in medical science?

‘We are thrilled, but we don’t know what tomorrow will bring us. This has never been done before,’ Dr Bartley Griffith, one of the surgeons, told The New York Times.

Pig’s heart saves a man: A dream come true in medical science

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS

PM Hasina: Other countries also offering vaccines

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Govt to do everything to advance medical science: PM