Formerly Conjoined Egyptian Twins Doing OK
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One year ago, twin Egyptian boys born joined at the tops of their heads were separated after a 34-hour procedure that doctors warned could have resulted in the death of one or both.
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Surgeons continued surgery Wednesday to separate year-old twin girls joined at the head, resuming the operation four days after halting it when the condition of one
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The 2-year-old twins whose conjoined heads were surgically separated this month, are making a rapid recovery, one of their surgeons said.
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A woman gave birth to twins Tuesday, just three days shy of her 57th birthday. Aleta St. James, who became pregnant by in-vitro fertilization, and her newborn son and daughter are doing well, said Maria Sliwa, the babies&#39; aunt.
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Conjoined twins from North Dakota have undergone their first procedure leading up to the surgery that will separate them.
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A medical team in Saudi Arabia on Monday successfully separated a pair of Polish conjoined infant girls who shared a spine and intestines.
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"Our results show that females who had a male cotwin have reduced fitness compared to those who had a female cotwin, but the success of males is unaffected by the sex of their cotwin"  Women who have a male twin are less likely to marry and have children, perhaps because of being exposed to their brother's testosterone for nine months in the womb, researchers reported on Monday. via Reuters
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The Philippine conjoined twins who were separated in a New York hospital on August 4 after months of operations left the hospital for rehabilitation Monday.
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Surgeons successfully separated conjoined twin girls on Wednesday, but said one twin will need a heart and lung transplant to survive.
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BANGALORE, India  - A two-year-old Indian girl born with four arms, four legs and extra internal organs left hospital smiling on Saturday, nearly six weeks after doctors removed her extra limbs in a grueling operation.
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LUXOR, Egypt -- A team of researchers briefly removed King Tut's mummy from its tomb yesterday and laid bare his bones for a CT scan that could solve an enduring mystery: Was it murder or natural causes that killed Egypt's boy pharaoh 3,000 years ago?
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Surgery to separate German twins  connected at the head resumed in Maryland Wednesday after  complications affecting one of the girls halted an earlier  operation, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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Six months after they were divided surgically at Children's Hospital, Erin and Jade Buckles are starting to explore the world, but the once conjoined twins continue to face grave health risks.
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A year-old conjoined twin was in stable condition Sunday, a day after doctors halted surgery to separate her from her sister, a hospital reported. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Children's Center temporarily stopped surgery Saturday night because metabolic complications caused the girl's condition to become unstable.
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Surgeons trying to separate 3-year-old conjoined twins halted the operation because of swelling in the brain of the larger, stronger girl, but the doctors and parents said Thursday that they would try again.
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Twin 4-year-old girls who were born fused at the mid-torso were released from a hospital Sunday, six weeks after separation surgery.
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Doctors took about an hour Tuesday to separate 7-month-old conjoined twins who were fused at the lower back.