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Neil Patrick Harris’ husband David Burtka is high on morphine while recovering from spinal surgery

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Neil Patrick Harris’ husband David Burtka, 45, is recovering from a seven-hour spinal surgery after he had three disks fused together. The actor, 47, revealed the news on Instagram on Wednesday with a picture of his husband David post-surgery, sitting up in the bed giving a thumbs up.  He said that the triple fusion surgery had … Read more

Eight-week-old baby with spinal muscular atrophy could be saved by a single jab

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Like a ‘punch in the stomach’, is how Megan Willis felt on hearing that her eight-week-old baby with partner John Hall had a life-limiting muscle-wasting disease. ‘It was devastating — almost too much, too painful to process,’ says Megan, 29, an events manager, who lives with John, 36, a retail manager, in Colchester, Essex. Little … Read more

Melissa Gilbert says she’s ‘turned a corner’ in her recovery from spinal surgery after years of pain

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Melissa Gilbert says she’s ‘turned a corner’ in her recovery from revolutionary spinal surgery after years of pain By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 02:26 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 02:26 GMT, 9 December 2020 She underwent a fourth spinal surgery last month after enduring years of pain. And on Tuesday, Melissa Gilbert appeared … Read more

Surgery: Wearable smart display for X-ray images ‘could make spinal operations safer and quicker’

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Pioneering smart display device that attaches to a surgeon’s glasses and displays images in front of their eyes ‘could make spinal operations safer and quicker’ Spinal surgeons use real-time X-ray scans during operations to guide their work However, such images are typically displayed on monitors in the operating room  This forces surgeons to look away … Read more

Woman, 28, who suffered a spinal fracture after a fall while out on a rural walk praises App

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A woman who suffered a spinal fracture after a fall while out walking with her boyfriend has told how an app helped emergency services rescue her.  Laura Moreton, 28, an occupational therapist from South Wales, was out on a rural walk with her boyfriend Lewis George, 30, on 26 June when she fell and suffered the … Read more

Drug that ‘repairs damage to the brain and spinal cord’ has been created by British scientists

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A drug created by British scientists could repair damage to the brain and spinal cord by improving messaging between cells.    Scientists led by Cambridge University created a synthetic version of a protein known as Cerebellin-1 that links brain messaging neurons together. The compound, called CPTX, acts like a ‘bridge’ where connections have been lost due … Read more

Warning as TikTok ‘skull breaker’ challenge leaves teen with serious spinal injuries

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Mother issues warning to parents over TikTok ‘skull breaker’ challenge after her teenage daughter suffered serious spinal injuries performing the social media stunt Jane Platt’s daughter Sarah required special treatment in Oxford after stunt Viral prank sees youngsters jump and have legs taken out by pals as they land The terrified parent described the experience … Read more

Polluted river waters in California are causing spinal deformities

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80 percent of fish sample collected from California’s San Joaquin River Delta have a permanent spinal deformity, which researchers believe was caused by farm wastewater Researchers in California’s central valley studied a collection of 1,000 minnows They found more than 80 percent of the small fish had a spinal deformity The deformity left the fish’s … Read more