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‘Power of positive’: Michigan conjoined twins separated

Doctors at the University of Michigan have separated 1-year-old conjoined twin sisters. Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin of Petersburg, Michigan, each had their own arms and legs and heart, but their livers were connected, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital said Friday. The nearly 11-hour surgery to separate them was performed in August, about 14 months after their […]

Kids Health

Thousands More Kids Are Separated From Their Parents

The migrant crisis at the U.S. southern border is even worse than we thought. According to a newly released investigative report from the inspector general (IG) of the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. government detained and separated thousands of more children from their families than officials had previously disclosed. The numbers are staggering, with the […]

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Conjoined twins successfully separated in 6-hour surgery

The girls were separated for the first time in a six-hour surgery at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital. (Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Creative Studio) Twin sisters are recovering and sleeping apart for the first time in their 15 months of life after undergoing a six-hour separation surgery. Nima and Dawa Peldon, of Bhutan, were born joined […]