Comprehensive Genetic Study of Cleft Lip and Palate Provides Insights
Analysis led by the University of Bonn provides new insights into possible causes of the malformation, published in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances.
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COVID is Changing Medical Fly-In Missions — And It Might Be for the Better
To get a sense of the new reality for medical missions, NPR talked to representatives of a half-dozen organizations whose volunteers provide surgical and medical care while training local health professionals.
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Smile Train and Lifebox Partner on Safer Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative in Low-Resource Countries
Cleft organization Smile Train announces the Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative in partnership with Lifebox, a global nonprofit organization that aims to make surgery safer in low-resource settings.
Sidra Medicine Conducts Reconstructive Surgeries for Children Born Without Ears
Microtia is a congenital deformity affecting approximately one out of 4,000 births globally. Children born with the condition have incompletely formed or entirely missing ears, according to ILoveQatar.net.
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10-Day-Old Undergoes Plastic Surgery at KGH
A 10-day-old infant, born with a very rare condition of joint or fused eyelids as well as fused upper and lower jaws, was successfully operated upon by plastic surgeons at the King George Hospital recently.
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Free Reconstructive Surgery at Tygerberg Hospital Giving Back a Child’s Dignity
To put smiles on the faces of children affected by abnormal facial and other conditions, surgeons...
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Young Woman Suffering from Rare Genetic Disorder Causing Massive Tumors to Grow on Her Face is Freed from Her ‘Life of Shame’ by Australian Surgeons
A team of Australian doctors have radically transformed a young woman born with a rare medical condition that caused tumors to deform her face, according to Daily Mail.
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