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Morpheus8: Rejuvenation, Straight from the Gods

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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Morpheus, the ancient Greek god of sleep and dreams, was often associated with perfecting the human form. According to Ovid’s Metamorphosis, “no other god was more skilled than he in representing the gait, the features and the speech of mankind.” Like many Greek deities, Morpheus was able to take on human form, but unlike the others, he

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Robotic Surgery, the New Frontier in Medical Interventions

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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     It’s been hailed as the new gold standard for a wide range of surgical procedures, from cardio-thorax interventions to bariatric bypasses to prostate cancer treatments, and the benefits of robotic surgery over conventional open surgery or standard laparoscopic surgery are hard to deny. Robotic-assisted laparoscopic procedures can dramatically reduce recovery time and hospital stays for patients, as

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