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US medical journals site dental mishap in Bursa

American medical journals have featured a case from the northwestern province of Bursa, where a screw used in a dental implant procedure became lodged in the patient's jawbone and advanced towards the brain.

Ramazan Yılmaz, a 40-year-old resident of Bursa, found himself in a harrowing ordeal after seeking treatment for tooth pain.

Paralyzed man walks via thought-controlled implants

A paralyzed man has regained the ability to walk smoothly using only his thoughts for the first time, researchers said on May 24, thanks to two implants that restored communication between brain and spinal cord.

The patient Gert-Jan, who did not want to reveal his surname, said the breakthrough had given him "a freedom that I did not have" before.

New hope to help advanced Parkinson’s patients walk, sleep again

People with advanced Parkinson's disease often struggle to walk more than a few steps or sleep through the night, but new research offers hope of relief from these two debilitating symptoms.

Suffered by millions worldwide, the degenerative disease erodes motor functions and in its later stages often confines patients to a bed or wheelchair.

Police identify beheaded woman from serial number on breast implants

Turkish police have identified an Iranian woman in the northwestern province of Sakarya who has been beheaded from the serial number of the silicon breast implants she had.

Authorities are not disclosing the identity of the murdered woman and her companion as the investigation is ongoing.

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