Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the…

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Wikinews Shorts: January 21, 2009

A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Contents 1 Obama requests halt to Guantanamo trials 2 New York Jets hire new head coach 3 Two strong earthquakes strike the South Pacific  Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a new one. One of President Barack…

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