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Girl covered with moles gets first surgery in city

Metro | Health
2011-8-31

A five-year-old girl with a very rare skin disease leaving black moles covering much of her body received plastic surgery in the city yesterday - with a planned 20 years' worth more to come. The girl will receive...

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Official office warned on smoking

Metro | Health
2011-8-31

IN something of a landmark, local health authorities has issued a warning to a city government department for violating Shanghai's anti-smoking regulation. It was the first time in China that a notice was issued...

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Surgery for girl

Metro | Health
2011-8-30

XIANG Weiyi, the two-year-old survivor of the deadly train crash in Wenzhou last month, received a skin transplant, the most recent of several surgeries on her injured leg, at Xinhua Hospital yesterday.

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Migrants drive blood donation

Metro | Health
2011-8-27

THE migrant workers who visit blood-donation buses and stations have become the main source of donations in Shanghai, the city's health authorities said yesterday. But the city's blood donation rate of 1.17 percent...

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Mom with pink eye collects from rehab facility

Metro | Health
2011-8-26

A new mother reached a compensation agreement with a postnatal rehabilitation center, which failed to warn her or take precautions against her pink eye, a highly communicable disease that spread to five babies in the...

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Patient abandoned on operating table dies of smoke inhalation

Metro | Health
2011-8-25

LOCAL police are investigating the death of a patient who was allegedly abandoned while under general anesthesia when a fire broke out in a nearby operating room yesterday. The the 49-year-old man was undergoing...

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Boy gets sister's umbilical cord blood

Metro | Health
2011-8-25

AN eight-year-old boy was given umbilical cord blood from his 22-month-old sister at a local hospital yesterday to treat his leukemia. Doctors from Shanghai Daopei Hospital said the blood was a perfect match for...

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Train girl may be disabled

Metro | Health
2011-8-24

THE girl who was the last survivor to be pulled from the wreckage of last month's bullet train crash is likely to be left with permanent disability, city doctors said yesterday. Xinhua Hospital organized a group...

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Legal mediation team to settle medical disputes

Metro | Health
2011-8-23

LOCALS now have a new approach to resolve medical disputes, as the city has set up a mediation team affiliated with the Shanghai Justice Bureau, officials said yesterday. Medical disputes are on the rise in the...

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FLASH: TRAIN CRASH GIRL XIANG WEIYI ARRIVES AT SHANGHAI XINHUA HOSPITAL THIS NOON FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.

Metro | Health
2011-8-22

FLASH: TRAIN CRASH GIRL XIANG WEIYI ARRIVED AT SHANGHAI XINHUA HOSPITAL THIS NOON FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.

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Train crash girl to be treated in city

Metro | Health
2011-8-21

XIANG Weiyi, a two-year-old survivor of the deadly July 23 train crash in Wenzhou, will be transferred to Shanghai for further treatment this week under the approval of the Ministry of Health. Under the ministry's...

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Centenarian OK

Metro | Health
2011-8-20

SURGEONS at the Shanghai No.10 People's Hospital saved the life of a 100-year-old woman, who suffered a serious hemorrhage after falling to the ground and fracturing her skull. The old woman lost consciousness while...

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Granny says doctor taught her how to cheat medical aid

Metro | Health
2011-8-19

A 79-year-old woman and her niece admitted to fraudulently claiming 200,000 yuan (US$31,250) in medical insurance payments using fake medical bills in a Zhabei District People's Court this week. The elderly Liang...

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A 10-kilo tumor

Metro | Health
2011-8-19

A 38-year-old woman was discharged from Zhongshan Hospital after surgery to remove a 10.5-kilogram tumor covering her chest, stomach and pelvic cavity. The woman was hospitalized at Zhongshan late last month and underwent...

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Boys present a problem for city's future

Metro | Health
2011-8-18

SHANGHAI, like the rest of the country, has a gender imbalance in both the total population and in newborn babies. This week saw the launch of a national campaign to solve the problem by curbing non-medical sex...