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Violinist and brain surgeon reunite after he removed her tumour without destroying talent

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The strains of George Gershwin’s Summertime float down the busy corridors of King’s College Hospital in London as violinist Dagmar Turner delivers a near-perfect performance. For a follow-up medical review, it’s rather unorthodox. But consultant neurosurgeon Professor Keyoumars Ashkan listens with rapt attention and delight. The last time he heard Dagmar play this aria was … Read more

Controversial computer game ‘Plague’ has been removed from the Chinese App Store

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The signs of COVID-19, the infection caused by the coronavirus, are often mild and are very similar to a cold, flu or chest infection. Typical symptoms of infection include a fever, a cough, and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. These are common complaints at this time of year, so where someone has travelled or … Read more

Mother-of-two has half of her tongue removed after ulcer turned out to be tongue cancer

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A mother-of-two had half of her tongue and a chunk of her neck removed after a persistent mouth ulcer turned out to be cancer. Karen Liesching-Schroder, from Rochford, Essex, initially thought ‘it was nothing to worry about’ when she developed the sore on the right side of her tongue in 2014. But when the ulcer … Read more

‘Foul-smelling’ stone removed from 15-year-old girl’s nose that had been slowly growing for a decade

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Doctors remove a ‘foul-smelling’ nasal stone from 15-year-old girl’s nose that had been slowly growing for around a decade Medically a rhinolith, it grows when mucus builds on an object stuck in the nose  The teenager’s was caused by a piece of rubber that got stuck as a child She was unaware of the stone, but … Read more