A 9 year-old Greek girl suffering from stomach pains was recently brought to Larissa General Hopsital where doctors discovered the source of her ailment – the embryonic remnants of her twin. Andreas Markou, head of the hospital’s pediatrics department, stated the embryo was a formed fetus with a head, hair and eyes, but no brain or umbilical cord. Cases of one twin absorbing the other while in the womb occurs in 1 out of 500,000 live births. The mass was later removed and the girl made a full recovery. Full story.
May 19, 2008
Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.