Faith Roberts and her sister, Rose, were delivered as conjoined twins in February 1999. Rose was found to be a parasitic twin. She didn't survive the surgery to separate the babies. Roberts said her ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The nine-month development of a human fetus is nothing short of wondrous ...

It was late January when Nancy Swabb found herself wanting to help a family across the Atlantic Ocean, in Cote d'Ivoire -- all because of a photo.A friend had shared a post on Facebook about the need ...

Doctors in India have successfully removed a 16kg ‘parasitic twin’ from a teenage boy following an intensive surgical procedure. Parasitic twins are an extremely rare medical phenomenon which occurs ...

Doctors in India have carried out a rare and life-changing surgery to remove a 17-year-old boy’s “parasitic” twin. Parasitic twins occur when one foetus stops developing but remains attached and ...

Inside the 1-year-old’s brain, doctors could see a spine and other bone structures. Neurology A 1-year-old girl in China was having difficulty with her motor functions. Her head was enlarged, and she ...

A 1-year-old girl in China was having difficulty with her motor functions. Her head was enlarged, and she wasn’t developing at the rate expected for a child her age. Doctors decided to take a closer ...