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  • December 15, 2018 - Toulouse, France - Yellow Vest Medics (first aiders) followed the Yellow Vests demonstration to give first help to people irritated by tear gas or injured. Gendarmerie Mobile (military) and riot police fired volleys of tear gas canisters and fired rounds of flashball to disperse Yellow Jackets. Toulouse, France on December 15th 2018. (Credit Image: © Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • Arsenal's Hector Bellerin is carried off on a stretcher by medics during the match
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  • Arsenal's Hector Bellerin is carried off on a stretcher by medics during the match
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  • Tech. Sgt. Frank Yuvan, left, an Independent Duty Medical Technician from the 421st Combat Training Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Deborah Macalalad, an aerospace medical technician from the 108th Medical Group, put Pete Brierton, Disaster Medical Assistance Team medic, onto a litter during Patriot North 18 at Volk Field, Wis., July 18, 2018. Patriot is a domestic operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Santiago)
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  • March 30, 2019 - Saint Etienne, France - Regional rally on the occasion of the twentieth day of mobilisation of the Yellow Vests in Saint Etienne, France. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Liponne/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • March 30, 2019 - Saint Etienne, France - Regional rally on the occasion of the twentieth day of mobilisation of the Yellow Vests in Saint Etienne, France, on 30 March 2019. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Liponne/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • March 23, 2019 - Lyon, France - Nineteenth day of yellow vest mobilization in Lyon, France, on March 23, 2019. Violence broke out at the beginning of the demonstration, police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Liponne/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • Jan 15, 2019 - Nairobi, Kenya - Family members seen reunited after walking away from an explosion from the attack..It started at around 3:30 pm when an unknown number of armed gunmen with one suicide bomber launched an attack on Dustil Hotel in Nairobi Kenya. The attack left 2 dead and several injured as the paramedics had to take action of helping the injured to safety hospitals around. (Credit Image: © Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Jan 15, 2019 - Nairobi, Kenya - Family members seen reunited after walking away from an explosion from the attack..It started at around 3:30 pm when an unknown number of armed gunmen with one suicide bomber launched an attack on Dustil Hotel in Nairobi Kenya. The attack left 2 dead and several injured as the paramedics had to take action of helping the injured to safety hospitals around. (Credit Image: © Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire)
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  • March 30, 2019 - Saint Etienne, France - Protestors in black sneak around a corner during Regional rally on the occasion of the twentieth day of mobilisation of the Yellow Vests in Saint Etienne, France. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Liponne/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • Jan 15, 2019 - Nairobi, Kenya - Family members seen reunited after walking away from an explosion from the attack..It started at around 3:30 pm when an unknown number of armed gunmen with one suicide bomber launched an attack on Dustil Hotel in Nairobi Kenya. The attack left 2 dead and several injured as the paramedics had to take action of helping the injured to safety hospitals around. (Credit Image: © Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire)
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  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets Senior Airman Linda M. Wilson, the Air Force awardee, before the 2018 Armed Services YMCA Angels of the Battlefield Awards Gala in Arlington, Va., Oct. 2, 2018. The gala honored medics, corpsmen and pararescuemen who demonstrated extraordinary courage while administering life-saving medical treatment and trauma care on the battlefield. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)
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  • January 2, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Doctors and Medical students rallied with poster against National Medical Commission bill in Kolkata. Doctors of Indian Medical Association (IMA) and medical student participate in a rally to protest against National Medical Commission (NMC) bill on January 02, 2017 in Kolkata. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • January 2, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Doctors and Medical students rallied with poster against National Medical Commission bill in Kolkata. Doctors of Indian Medical Association (IMA) and medical student participate in a rally to protest against National Medical Commission (NMC) bill on January 02, 2017 in Kolkata. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • January 2, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Doctors and Medical students rallied with poster against National Medical Commission bill in Kolkata. Doctors of Indian Medical Association (IMA) and medical student participate in a rally to protest against National Medical Commission (NMC) bill on January 02, 2017 in Kolkata. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • March 27, 2019 - Dheisheh Refuges'S Camp, Bethleh, West Bank - Palestinians make the last farewell of Sajed Mizher, a 17 years old Palestinian volunteer Medic who'd been shot dead by Isareli army during a night raid while he was healing a wounded civillian at Dheisheh RC. (Credit Image: © Mustafa Bader/ZUMA Wire)
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  • March 27, 2019 - Dheisheh Refugee Camp, Bethleh, West Bank - Palestinians make the last farewell of Sajed Mizher, a 17 years old Palestinian volunteer Medic who'd been shot dead by Isareli army during a night raid while he was healing a wounded civillian at Dheisheh RC. (Credit Image: © Mustafa Bader/ZUMA Wire)
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  • March 27, 2019 - Dheisheh Refuges'S Camp, Bethleh, West Bank - Palestinians make the last farewell of Sajed Mizher, a 17 years old Palestinian volunteer Medic who'd been shot dead by Isareli army during a night raid while he was healing a wounded civillian at Dheisheh RC. (Credit Image: © Mustafa Bader/ZUMA Wire)
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  • January 2, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Doctors of Indian Medical Association (IMA) and medical student participate in a rally to protest against National Medical Commission (NMC) bill in Kolkata. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 3, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Firefighters douse the fire which broke out at the pharmacy department of Calcutta Medical College and Hospital. A fire broke out at the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital pharmacy department , more than 250 patients were evacuated and no casualty has been reported. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • March 27, 2019 - Kyiv, Ukraine - The Main Military Medical Clinical Centre ''The Main Military Clinical Hospital'' hosted a ceremony to convey medical equipment from the Japanese Embassy, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, March 27, 2019. Ukrinform. (Credit Image: © Ovsyannikova Yulia/Ukrinform via ZUMA Wire)
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  • December 18, 2018 - Tokyo, Japan - Ex-Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara attends a news conference at The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan. Ishihara alongside Masaru Sasaki former Vice President of Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Treatment Corporation and expert in disaster, came to the Club to call for better medical responses for Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) whom risk their lives in defense of the country. In October, a Japanese soldier died and another was injured due to a traffic accident during a joint drill in the Philippines. (Credit Image: © Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire)
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  • December 18, 2018 - Tokyo, Japan - Ex-Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara attends a news conference at The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan. Ishihara alongside Masaru Sasaki former Vice President of Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Treatment Corporation and expert in disaster, came to the Club to call for better medical responses for Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) whom risk their lives in defense of the country. In October, a Japanese soldier died and another was injured due to a traffic accident during a joint drill in the Philippines. (Credit Image: © Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire)
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  • December 18, 2018 - Tokyo, Japan - Ex-Tokyo Governor SHINTARO ISHIHARA attends a news conference at The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan. Ishihara alongside Masaru Sasaki former Vice President of Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Treatment Corporation and expert in disaster, came to the Club to call for better medical responses for Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) who risk their lives in defense of the country. In October, a Japanese soldier died and another was injured due to a traffic accident during a joint drill in the Philippines. (Credit Image: © Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire)
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  • December 18, 2018 - Tokyo, Japan - Ex-Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara speaks during a news conference at The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan. Ishihara alongside Masaru Sasaki former Vice President of Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Treatment Corporation and expert in disaster, came to the Club to call for better medical responses for Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) whom risk their lives in defense of the country. In October, a Japanese soldier died and another was injured due to a traffic accident during a joint drill in the Philippines. (Credit Image: © Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire)
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  • December 18, 2018 - Tokyo, Japan - Ex-Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara speaks during a news conference at The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan. Ishihara alongside Masaru Sasaki former Vice President of Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Treatment Corporation and expert in disaster, came to the Club to call for better medical responses for Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) whom risk their lives in defense of the country. In October, a Japanese soldier died and another was injured due to a traffic accident during a joint drill in the Philippines. (Credit Image: © Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire)
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  • EXCLUSIVE: By Sanjay Pandey and Supito Maity in Sao Paulo A 28-year-old Brazilian woman crippled by sheer weight and disproportionate size of tumours in her lower limbs is pleading for help from the netizens. Karina Rodini, who was fired from her job and is forced stay unmarried due to her medical condition, says the disease took a heavy toll on her personal and professional life. Karina has spent most of her adult life hiding it in public. But after last year’s botched up surgery in a state-run hospital, her ‘legs have become double the size and no clothes fit her’, making her a pariah in the locality. Karina suffers from type one neurofibromatosis, a genetic condition marked by changes in skin colour and the growth of non-cancerous cysts in different parts. The disease affects one in 4000 people globally. According to the US National Library of Medicine, patient with type one neufibromatosis are born with one mutated copy of the NF1 gene in each cell. It said, "In about half of cases, the altered gene is inherited from an affected parent. The remaining cases result from new mutations in the NF1 gene and occur in people with no history of the disorder in their family." Karina, from Sao Paulo, was just two when ‘coffee milk’ patches started to appear on her skin. She said due to the lack of formation of lumps, the doctors could barely make out what ailed her. “I was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis when I was only two years old, at first it was only ‘coffee milk’ patches so the doctor couldn’t do anything because there were no lumps or tumours,” she said. The cysts started to show up almost nine years later. One year later, when she was 12, Karina underwent a surgical procedure to remove a cyst, weighing around nine kilograms, from her uterus. According to her, the cavity gave her a semblance of a pregnant woman. Being the oldest child among three, Karina has always received love from her mother, Fatima M. Abou Ali, 58, a single woman, who raised
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  • EXCLUSIVE: By Sanjay Pandey and Supito Maity in Sao Paulo A 28-year-old Brazilian woman crippled by sheer weight and disproportionate size of tumours in her lower limbs is pleading for help from the netizens. Karina Rodini, who was fired from her job and is forced stay unmarried due to her medical condition, says the disease took a heavy toll on her personal and professional life. Karina has spent most of her adult life hiding it in public. But after last year’s botched up surgery in a state-run hospital, her ‘legs have become double the size and no clothes fit her’, making her a pariah in the locality. Karina suffers from type one neurofibromatosis, a genetic condition marked by changes in skin colour and the growth of non-cancerous cysts in different parts. The disease affects one in 4000 people globally. According to the US National Library of Medicine, patient with type one neufibromatosis are born with one mutated copy of the NF1 gene in each cell. It said, "In about half of cases, the altered gene is inherited from an affected parent. The remaining cases result from new mutations in the NF1 gene and occur in people with no history of the disorder in their family." Karina, from Sao Paulo, was just two when ‘coffee milk’ patches started to appear on her skin. She said due to the lack of formation of lumps, the doctors could barely make out what ailed her. “I was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis when I was only two years old, at first it was only ‘coffee milk’ patches so the doctor couldn’t do anything because there were no lumps or tumours,” she said. The cysts started to show up almost nine years later. One year later, when she was 12, Karina underwent a surgical procedure to remove a cyst, weighing around nine kilograms, from her uterus. According to her, the cavity gave her a semblance of a pregnant woman. Being the oldest child among three, Karina has always received love from her mother, Fatima M. Abou Ali, 58, a single woman, who raised
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  • EXCLUSIVE: By Sanjay Pandey and Supito Maity in Sao Paulo A 28-year-old Brazilian woman crippled by sheer weight and disproportionate size of tumours in her lower limbs is pleading for help from the netizens. Karina Rodini, who was fired from her job and is forced stay unmarried due to her medical condition, says the disease took a heavy toll on her personal and professional life. Karina has spent most of her adult life hiding it in public. But after last year’s botched up surgery in a state-run hospital, her ‘legs have become double the size and no clothes fit her’, making her a pariah in the locality. Karina suffers from type one neurofibromatosis, a genetic condition marked by changes in skin colour and the growth of non-cancerous cysts in different parts. The disease affects one in 4000 people globally. According to the US National Library of Medicine, patient with type one neufibromatosis are born with one mutated copy of the NF1 gene in each cell. It said, "In about half of cases, the altered gene is inherited from an affected parent. The remaining cases result from new mutations in the NF1 gene and occur in people with no history of the disorder in their family." Karina, from Sao Paulo, was just two when ‘coffee milk’ patches started to appear on her skin. She said due to the lack of formation of lumps, the doctors could barely make out what ailed her. “I was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis when I was only two years old, at first it was only ‘coffee milk’ patches so the doctor couldn’t do anything because there were no lumps or tumours,” she said. The cysts started to show up almost nine years later. One year later, when she was 12, Karina underwent a surgical procedure to remove a cyst, weighing around nine kilograms, from her uterus. According to her, the cavity gave her a semblance of a pregnant woman. Being the oldest child among three, Karina has always received love from her mother, Fatima M. Abou Ali, 58, a single woman, who raised
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  • October 9, 2018 - Doha, Qatar - Sidra Medical & Research Centre, a women and children’s hospital in Doha, capital of Qatar (Credit Image: © Dominic Dudley/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • EXCLUSIVE: By Dinesh Dubey in India Something that started as a small white dot in the eyeball of three-year boy six months ago, has now gone on to cover his entire left eye and put his life at risk. Keffrien Reang who hails from Dhalai district of north Indian state of Tripura, has been diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a cancer that starts in the retina, the very back part of the eye. His poor parents are unable to bear the expenses of his treatment. Sanjit Reang (35), a small-time farmer who makes around Rs 4000 every month, and finds it difficult to support a family of five - his wife and three children. The disease started with a small white dot in the eyeball some eight to nine months ago. His parents took him to local doctors and "My second son has been diagnosed with ratinoblastoma last year. I know his condition is getting worse by the day, but I am not able to do anything for him,” says Reang. Around a year ago, they spotted a small off-white spot on the eyeball. The family initially thought it is a minor problem and ignored it thinking that the spot would go away on its own. But when the problem started to get worse, they took him to the local hospital. The doctors prescribed some ointments and medicines and sent them back, assuring that the problem would be solved. As time passed by, the problem started to worsen. “It was then we decided to take him to Agartala medical hospital. The boy was then referred to the regional cancer hospital and from there the boy was referred to another facility but nobody could give a proper diagnosis," says Reang. After a month-long diagnosis, the Agartala facility referred them to Regional Cancer Hospital in the same town. From there, they referred him to Shankar Netralaya in Guwahati in the neighbouring state of Assam. In the end, doctors at Dr B Barroah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, diagnosed that the boy has a retinoblastoma in the left eye. But the family couldn’t go ahead with his treatment as they couldn’t afford
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  • EXCLUSIVE: By Dinesh Dubey in India Something that started as a small white dot in the eyeball of three-year boy six months ago, has now gone on to cover his entire left eye and put his life at risk. Keffrien Reang who hails from Dhalai district of north Indian state of Tripura, has been diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a cancer that starts in the retina, the very back part of the eye. His poor parents are unable to bear the expenses of his treatment. Sanjit Reang (35), a small-time farmer who makes around Rs 4000 every month, and finds it difficult to support a family of five - his wife and three children. The disease started with a small white dot in the eyeball some eight to nine months ago. His parents took him to local doctors and "My second son has been diagnosed with ratinoblastoma last year. I know his condition is getting worse by the day, but I am not able to do anything for him,” says Reang. Around a year ago, they spotted a small off-white spot on the eyeball. The family initially thought it is a minor problem and ignored it thinking that the spot would go away on its own. But when the problem started to get worse, they took him to the local hospital. The doctors prescribed some ointments and medicines and sent them back, assuring that the problem would be solved. As time passed by, the problem started to worsen. “It was then we decided to take him to Agartala medical hospital. The boy was then referred to the regional cancer hospital and from there the boy was referred to another facility but nobody could give a proper diagnosis," says Reang. After a month-long diagnosis, the Agartala facility referred them to Regional Cancer Hospital in the same town. From there, they referred him to Shankar Netralaya in Guwahati in the neighbouring state of Assam. In the end, doctors at Dr B Barroah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, diagnosed that the boy has a retinoblastoma in the left eye. But the family couldn’t go ahead with his treatment as they couldn’t afford
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  • May 4, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Calcutta High Court judge Justice Chinnaswamy Swaminathan Karnan interact with teams of doctor from state to run at mental hospital at his residence in Kolkata. Justice Karnan refuses to undergo any medical test despite of Supreme Court order for the same. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin, Italy-June 8, 2018: Mattia Perin, new goalkeeper of Juventus FC for medical examinations at J Medical in Turin (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • A 75-year-old man suffering from a rare disease has grown a Hellboy-like horn on his head. Shyamal Lal Yadav, hailing from Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh in central India, suffered an injury on his head five years ago. Yadav claims that a horn-like structure started developing in the middle of his head after that. Yadav saw several doctors, but ‘all of them looked clueless’. He finally got the horn sliced with the help of a barber. “I thought to myself finally I had got good riddance from the devil’s horn. But my happiness was short-lived,” said Yadav. As feared, the horn started to grow back on his head and he was completely clueless about his next course of action Fortunately, the growth did not cause any physical discomfort or snowball into a medical issue. But, it had certainly made him a laughing stock. He was embarrassed to roam around in public with the unnatural growth on his head. “I kept doing the rounds of hospitals, but nothing happened. Then I asked my barber to cut the horn with the shaving blade. He did manage to cut it off, but the horn grew back in some time at the same spot,” said the ‘real-life Hellboy’. According to Yadav, he travelled to Bhopal (around 170km from Sagar) and Nagpur (around 388km from his home) to consult senior experts, however, had to come back as he could not afford the cost of the operation. The medical fraternity was in a tizzy as they hadn’t witnessed anything like that. His quest finally ended at a private clinic run by Dr. Vishal Gajbhiye in his home town Sagar. Dr. Gajbhiye said,” “The four-inch horn was solid and had sizable thickness.” The physician carried out a CT scan to ensure that the horn wasn’t deep enough to require the intervention of a neurosurgeon. The physician went ahead with the head surgery to remove the horn. After the horn was removed, the surgeons used the skin of Yadav’s forehead to fill up the gap through plastic surgery. Dr. Gajbhiye calls it a rare case and claimed t
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  • A 75-year-old man suffering from a rare disease has grown a Hellboy-like horn on his head. Shyamal Lal Yadav, hailing from Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh in central India, suffered an injury on his head five years ago. Yadav claims that a horn-like structure started developing in the middle of his head after that. Yadav saw several doctors, but ‘all of them looked clueless’. He finally got the horn sliced with the help of a barber. “I thought to myself finally I had got good riddance from the devil’s horn. But my happiness was short-lived,” said Yadav. As feared, the horn started to grow back on his head and he was completely clueless about his next course of action Fortunately, the growth did not cause any physical discomfort or snowball into a medical issue. But, it had certainly made him a laughing stock. He was embarrassed to roam around in public with the unnatural growth on his head. “I kept doing the rounds of hospitals, but nothing happened. Then I asked my barber to cut the horn with the shaving blade. He did manage to cut it off, but the horn grew back in some time at the same spot,” said the ‘real-life Hellboy’. According to Yadav, he travelled to Bhopal (around 170km from Sagar) and Nagpur (around 388km from his home) to consult senior experts, however, had to come back as he could not afford the cost of the operation. The medical fraternity was in a tizzy as they hadn’t witnessed anything like that. His quest finally ended at a private clinic run by Dr. Vishal Gajbhiye in his home town Sagar. Dr. Gajbhiye said,” “The four-inch horn was solid and had sizable thickness.” The physician carried out a CT scan to ensure that the horn wasn’t deep enough to require the intervention of a neurosurgeon. The physician went ahead with the head surgery to remove the horn. After the horn was removed, the surgeons used the skin of Yadav’s forehead to fill up the gap through plastic surgery. Dr. Gajbhiye calls it a rare case and claimed t
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  • A 75-year-old man suffering from a rare disease has grown a Hellboy-like horn on his head. Shyamal Lal Yadav, hailing from Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh in central India, suffered an injury on his head five years ago. Yadav claims that a horn-like structure started developing in the middle of his head after that. Yadav saw several doctors, but ‘all of them looked clueless’. He finally got the horn sliced with the help of a barber. “I thought to myself finally I had got good riddance from the devil’s horn. But my happiness was short-lived,” said Yadav. As feared, the horn started to grow back on his head and he was completely clueless about his next course of action Fortunately, the growth did not cause any physical discomfort or snowball into a medical issue. But, it had certainly made him a laughing stock. He was embarrassed to roam around in public with the unnatural growth on his head. “I kept doing the rounds of hospitals, but nothing happened. Then I asked my barber to cut the horn with the shaving blade. He did manage to cut it off, but the horn grew back in some time at the same spot,” said the ‘real-life Hellboy’. According to Yadav, he travelled to Bhopal (around 170km from Sagar) and Nagpur (around 388km from his home) to consult senior experts, however, had to come back as he could not afford the cost of the operation. The medical fraternity was in a tizzy as they hadn’t witnessed anything like that. His quest finally ended at a private clinic run by Dr. Vishal Gajbhiye in his home town Sagar. Dr. Gajbhiye said,” “The four-inch horn was solid and had sizable thickness.” The physician carried out a CT scan to ensure that the horn wasn’t deep enough to require the intervention of a neurosurgeon. The physician went ahead with the head surgery to remove the horn. After the horn was removed, the surgeons used the skin of Yadav’s forehead to fill up the gap through plastic surgery. Dr. Gajbhiye calls it a rare case and claimed t
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  • A 75-year-old man suffering from a rare disease has grown a Hellboy-like horn on his head. Shyamal Lal Yadav, hailing from Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh in central India, suffered an injury on his head five years ago. Yadav claims that a horn-like structure started developing in the middle of his head after that. Yadav saw several doctors, but ‘all of them looked clueless’. He finally got the horn sliced with the help of a barber. “I thought to myself finally I had got good riddance from the devil’s horn. But my happiness was short-lived,” said Yadav. As feared, the horn started to grow back on his head and he was completely clueless about his next course of action Fortunately, the growth did not cause any physical discomfort or snowball into a medical issue. But, it had certainly made him a laughing stock. He was embarrassed to roam around in public with the unnatural growth on his head. “I kept doing the rounds of hospitals, but nothing happened. Then I asked my barber to cut the horn with the shaving blade. He did manage to cut it off, but the horn grew back in some time at the same spot,” said the ‘real-life Hellboy’. According to Yadav, he travelled to Bhopal (around 170km from Sagar) and Nagpur (around 388km from his home) to consult senior experts, however, had to come back as he could not afford the cost of the operation. The medical fraternity was in a tizzy as they hadn’t witnessed anything like that. His quest finally ended at a private clinic run by Dr. Vishal Gajbhiye in his home town Sagar. Dr. Gajbhiye said,” “The four-inch horn was solid and had sizable thickness.” The physician carried out a CT scan to ensure that the horn wasn’t deep enough to require the intervention of a neurosurgeon. The physician went ahead with the head surgery to remove the horn. After the horn was removed, the surgeons used the skin of Yadav’s forehead to fill up the gap through plastic surgery. Dr. Gajbhiye calls it a rare case and claimed t
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  • A 75-year-old man suffering from a rare disease has grown a Hellboy-like horn on his head. Shyamal Lal Yadav, hailing from Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh in central India, suffered an injury on his head five years ago. Yadav claims that a horn-like structure started developing in the middle of his head after that. Yadav saw several doctors, but ‘all of them looked clueless’. He finally got the horn sliced with the help of a barber. “I thought to myself finally I had got good riddance from the devil’s horn. But my happiness was short-lived,” said Yadav. As feared, the horn started to grow back on his head and he was completely clueless about his next course of action Fortunately, the growth did not cause any physical discomfort or snowball into a medical issue. But, it had certainly made him a laughing stock. He was embarrassed to roam around in public with the unnatural growth on his head. “I kept doing the rounds of hospitals, but nothing happened. Then I asked my barber to cut the horn with the shaving blade. He did manage to cut it off, but the horn grew back in some time at the same spot,” said the ‘real-life Hellboy’. According to Yadav, he travelled to Bhopal (around 170km from Sagar) and Nagpur (around 388km from his home) to consult senior experts, however, had to come back as he could not afford the cost of the operation. The medical fraternity was in a tizzy as they hadn’t witnessed anything like that. His quest finally ended at a private clinic run by Dr. Vishal Gajbhiye in his home town Sagar. Dr. Gajbhiye said,” “The four-inch horn was solid and had sizable thickness.” The physician carried out a CT scan to ensure that the horn wasn’t deep enough to require the intervention of a neurosurgeon. The physician went ahead with the head surgery to remove the horn. After the horn was removed, the surgeons used the skin of Yadav’s forehead to fill up the gap through plastic surgery. Dr. Gajbhiye calls it a rare case and claimed t
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  • A 75-year-old man suffering from a rare disease has grown a Hellboy-like horn on his head. Shyamal Lal Yadav, hailing from Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh in central India, suffered an injury on his head five years ago. Yadav claims that a horn-like structure started developing in the middle of his head after that. Yadav saw several doctors, but ‘all of them looked clueless’. He finally got the horn sliced with the help of a barber. “I thought to myself finally I had got good riddance from the devil’s horn. But my happiness was short-lived,” said Yadav. As feared, the horn started to grow back on his head and he was completely clueless about his next course of action Fortunately, the growth did not cause any physical discomfort or snowball into a medical issue. But, it had certainly made him a laughing stock. He was embarrassed to roam around in public with the unnatural growth on his head. “I kept doing the rounds of hospitals, but nothing happened. Then I asked my barber to cut the horn with the shaving blade. He did manage to cut it off, but the horn grew back in some time at the same spot,” said the ‘real-life Hellboy’. According to Yadav, he travelled to Bhopal (around 170km from Sagar) and Nagpur (around 388km from his home) to consult senior experts, however, had to come back as he could not afford the cost of the operation. The medical fraternity was in a tizzy as they hadn’t witnessed anything like that. His quest finally ended at a private clinic run by Dr. Vishal Gajbhiye in his home town Sagar. Dr. Gajbhiye said,” “The four-inch horn was solid and had sizable thickness.” The physician carried out a CT scan to ensure that the horn wasn’t deep enough to require the intervention of a neurosurgeon. The physician went ahead with the head surgery to remove the horn. After the horn was removed, the surgeons used the skin of Yadav’s forehead to fill up the gap through plastic surgery. Dr. Gajbhiye calls it a rare case and claimed t
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  • A 75-year-old man suffering from a rare disease has grown a Hellboy-like horn on his head. Shyamal Lal Yadav, hailing from Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh in central India, suffered an injury on his head five years ago. Yadav claims that a horn-like structure started developing in the middle of his head after that. Yadav saw several doctors, but ‘all of them looked clueless’. He finally got the horn sliced with the help of a barber. “I thought to myself finally I had got good riddance from the devil’s horn. But my happiness was short-lived,” said Yadav. As feared, the horn started to grow back on his head and he was completely clueless about his next course of action Fortunately, the growth did not cause any physical discomfort or snowball into a medical issue. But, it had certainly made him a laughing stock. He was embarrassed to roam around in public with the unnatural growth on his head. “I kept doing the rounds of hospitals, but nothing happened. Then I asked my barber to cut the horn with the shaving blade. He did manage to cut it off, but the horn grew back in some time at the same spot,” said the ‘real-life Hellboy’. According to Yadav, he travelled to Bhopal (around 170km from Sagar) and Nagpur (around 388km from his home) to consult senior experts, however, had to come back as he could not afford the cost of the operation. The medical fraternity was in a tizzy as they hadn’t witnessed anything like that. His quest finally ended at a private clinic run by Dr. Vishal Gajbhiye in his home town Sagar. Dr. Gajbhiye said,” “The four-inch horn was solid and had sizable thickness.” The physician carried out a CT scan to ensure that the horn wasn’t deep enough to require the intervention of a neurosurgeon. The physician went ahead with the head surgery to remove the horn. After the horn was removed, the surgeons used the skin of Yadav’s forehead to fill up the gap through plastic surgery. Dr. Gajbhiye calls it a rare case and claimed t
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  • A 75-year-old man suffering from a rare disease has grown a Hellboy-like horn on his head. Shyamal Lal Yadav, hailing from Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh in central India, suffered an injury on his head five years ago. Yadav claims that a horn-like structure started developing in the middle of his head after that. Yadav saw several doctors, but ‘all of them looked clueless’. He finally got the horn sliced with the help of a barber. “I thought to myself finally I had got good riddance from the devil’s horn. But my happiness was short-lived,” said Yadav. As feared, the horn started to grow back on his head and he was completely clueless about his next course of action Fortunately, the growth did not cause any physical discomfort or snowball into a medical issue. But, it had certainly made him a laughing stock. He was embarrassed to roam around in public with the unnatural growth on his head. “I kept doing the rounds of hospitals, but nothing happened. Then I asked my barber to cut the horn with the shaving blade. He did manage to cut it off, but the horn grew back in some time at the same spot,” said the ‘real-life Hellboy’. According to Yadav, he travelled to Bhopal (around 170km from Sagar) and Nagpur (around 388km from his home) to consult senior experts, however, had to come back as he could not afford the cost of the operation. The medical fraternity was in a tizzy as they hadn’t witnessed anything like that. His quest finally ended at a private clinic run by Dr. Vishal Gajbhiye in his home town Sagar. Dr. Gajbhiye said,” “The four-inch horn was solid and had sizable thickness.” The physician carried out a CT scan to ensure that the horn wasn’t deep enough to require the intervention of a neurosurgeon. The physician went ahead with the head surgery to remove the horn. After the horn was removed, the surgeons used the skin of Yadav’s forehead to fill up the gap through plastic surgery. Dr. Gajbhiye calls it a rare case and claimed t
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  • A medic prepares his equipment pitch side before the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool.
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Kourtney Kardashian arrives for The Syrian American Medical Society hosts the Voices in Displacement Gala at Riviera 31 at Sofitel on May 4, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. 04 May 2018 Pictured: Kourtney Kardashian. Photo credit: MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • May 19, 2017 - Athba, Iraq - Tiny battered face of 4 year old child named NOOR who escaped with her mother during fighting with ISIS is treated at trauma field hospital in Athba operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 15 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. She sustained shrapnel wounds and injuries after their home collapsed. Her mother weeps at bedside. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Wire)
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  • zReportage.com Story of the Week # 640 -  Medically Fragile - Launched August 28, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - August 8, 2017 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - SARAH ALLEN encourages her son to to enjoy a specially-adapted swing in a nearby park. She wears this feeding tube pump in her backpack, and Aidan is connected to the pump for 20 hours every day. Allen is both single mother and full-time - though untrained -nurse to her son AIDAN, born with cerebral palsy and complex medical issues. (Credit Image: ? Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 4, 2017 - Jerusalem, Israel - As resignation of six senior doctors and three resident doctors from the Hadassah Medical Center Pediatric Hemato Oncology department comes into force, following intense disagreements with Hadassah Director Rothstein, parents of children in treatment set up a mock field hospital protesting Minister of Health, Litzman's, refusal to establish an equivalent department at Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Anxious parents await a Supreme Court decision to their petition against Health Minister Litzman as they are left with no other alternative for aiding their children in Jerusalem. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 16, 2018 - Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Turin,Italy-July 16, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives for medical visits at J Medical (Credit Image: © Stefano Guidi via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Kourtney Kardashian arrives for The Syrian American Medical Society hosts the Voices in Displacement Gala at Riviera 31 at Sofitel on May 4, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. 04 May 2018 Pictured: Kourtney Kardashian. Photo credit: MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • May 19, 2017 - Athba, Iraq - Tiny battered face of 4 year old child named NOOR who escaped with her mother during fighting with ISIS is treated at trauma field hospital operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 15 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. She sustained shrapnel wounds and injuries after their home collapsed. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Wire)
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A 10-year-old girl suffering from a rare skin disorder is gradually turning into a stone. Scutes shaped as barks -- caused due to mutation of genes -- have spread all over her body. Rajeshwari, hailing from a tribal area in Dantewada district of north Indian state of Chhattisgarh suffers from a case of ichthyosis that causes reddening, scaling and severe blistering of the skin. The incurable disease affects the process of skin regeneration in the human body, making it hard and flaky. Visuals show a heart-wrenching sight of Rajeshwari sitting under a thatched hut with blisters almost covering her whole body. Though the disease doesn't pose any risk to her life, it has made a life 'a living hell'. The disease hinders her daily life, making even simple activities such as walking and sitting very painful. According to reports, the rare genetic condition affects very few people and till now only two dozen cases have been reported in the world. The rarity of the case makes research difficult and the medicine to control the incurable disease has severe side effects. For people residing in the Naxal infested area, availing simple health care is already a mean feat and Rajeshwari's condition requires her to travel to a big city which is difficult for the time being. when doctors were shown the patient's case file, few of them came forward to express their opinions and diagnosis. Speaking about her condition, Dr.Satyaki Ganguly, Associate Professor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Raipur, said “ The medical term for this genetic disorder is Ichthyosis Psoriasis and due to very few cases in India, there has not been any major breakthrough in terms of research. Currently, science has no cure for this ailment.” Another dermatologist has another take on Rajeshwari’s case, Dr.Yash Upender from Dantewada Hospital believes that the girl suffers from Epidermolytic Ichthyosis which is not a life threatening disease but is still uncurable. Medication
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A 10-year-old girl suffering from a rare skin disorder is gradually turning into a stone. Scutes shaped as barks -- caused due to mutation of genes -- have spread all over her body. Rajeshwari, hailing from a tribal area in Dantewada district of north Indian state of Chhattisgarh suffers from a case of ichthyosis that causes reddening, scaling and severe blistering of the skin. The incurable disease affects the process of skin regeneration in the human body, making it hard and flaky. Visuals show a heart-wrenching sight of Rajeshwari sitting under a thatched hut with blisters almost covering her whole body. Though the disease doesn't pose any risk to her life, it has made a life 'a living hell'. The disease hinders her daily life, making even simple activities such as walking and sitting very painful. According to reports, the rare genetic condition affects very few people and till now only two dozen cases have been reported in the world. The rarity of the case makes research difficult and the medicine to control the incurable disease has severe side effects. For people residing in the Naxal infested area, availing simple health care is already a mean feat and Rajeshwari's condition requires her to travel to a big city which is difficult for the time being. when doctors were shown the patient's case file, few of them came forward to express their opinions and diagnosis. Speaking about her condition, Dr.Satyaki Ganguly, Associate Professor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Raipur, said “ The medical term for this genetic disorder is Ichthyosis Psoriasis and due to very few cases in India, there has not been any major breakthrough in terms of research. Currently, science has no cure for this ailment.” Another dermatologist has another take on Rajeshwari’s case, Dr.Yash Upender from Dantewada Hospital believes that the girl suffers from Epidermolytic Ichthyosis which is not a life threatening disease but is still uncurable. Medication
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A 10-year-old girl suffering from a rare skin disorder is gradually turning into a stone. Scutes shaped as barks -- caused due to mutation of genes -- have spread all over her body. Rajeshwari, hailing from a tribal area in Dantewada district of north Indian state of Chhattisgarh suffers from a case of ichthyosis that causes reddening, scaling and severe blistering of the skin. The incurable disease affects the process of skin regeneration in the human body, making it hard and flaky. Visuals show a heart-wrenching sight of Rajeshwari sitting under a thatched hut with blisters almost covering her whole body. Though the disease doesn't pose any risk to her life, it has made a life 'a living hell'. The disease hinders her daily life, making even simple activities such as walking and sitting very painful. According to reports, the rare genetic condition affects very few people and till now only two dozen cases have been reported in the world. The rarity of the case makes research difficult and the medicine to control the incurable disease has severe side effects. For people residing in the Naxal infested area, availing simple health care is already a mean feat and Rajeshwari's condition requires her to travel to a big city which is difficult for the time being. when doctors were shown the patient's case file, few of them came forward to express their opinions and diagnosis. Speaking about her condition, Dr.Satyaki Ganguly, Associate Professor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Raipur, said “ The medical term for this genetic disorder is Ichthyosis Psoriasis and due to very few cases in India, there has not been any major breakthrough in terms of research. Currently, science has no cure for this ailment.” Another dermatologist has another take on Rajeshwari’s case, Dr.Yash Upender from Dantewada Hospital believes that the girl suffers from Epidermolytic Ichthyosis which is not a life threatening disease but is still uncurable. Medication
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A 10-year-old girl suffering from a rare skin disorder is gradually turning into a stone. Scutes shaped as barks -- caused due to mutation of genes -- have spread all over her body. Rajeshwari, hailing from a tribal area in Dantewada district of north Indian state of Chhattisgarh suffers from a case of ichthyosis that causes reddening, scaling and severe blistering of the skin. The incurable disease affects the process of skin regeneration in the human body, making it hard and flaky. Visuals show a heart-wrenching sight of Rajeshwari sitting under a thatched hut with blisters almost covering her whole body. Though the disease doesn't pose any risk to her life, it has made a life 'a living hell'. The disease hinders her daily life, making even simple activities such as walking and sitting very painful. According to reports, the rare genetic condition affects very few people and till now only two dozen cases have been reported in the world. The rarity of the case makes research difficult and the medicine to control the incurable disease has severe side effects. For people residing in the Naxal infested area, availing simple health care is already a mean feat and Rajeshwari's condition requires her to travel to a big city which is difficult for the time being. when doctors were shown the patient's case file, few of them came forward to express their opinions and diagnosis. Speaking about her condition, Dr.Satyaki Ganguly, Associate Professor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Raipur, said “ The medical term for this genetic disorder is Ichthyosis Psoriasis and due to very few cases in India, there has not been any major breakthrough in terms of research. Currently, science has no cure for this ailment.” Another dermatologist has another take on Rajeshwari’s case, Dr.Yash Upender from Dantewada Hospital believes that the girl suffers from Epidermolytic Ichthyosis which is not a life threatening disease but is still uncurable. Medication
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A 10-year-old girl suffering from a rare skin disorder is gradually turning into a stone. Scutes shaped as barks -- caused due to mutation of genes -- have spread all over her body. Rajeshwari, hailing from a tribal area in Dantewada district of north Indian state of Chhattisgarh suffers from a case of ichthyosis that causes reddening, scaling and severe blistering of the skin. The incurable disease affects the process of skin regeneration in the human body, making it hard and flaky. Visuals show a heart-wrenching sight of Rajeshwari sitting under a thatched hut with blisters almost covering her whole body. Though the disease doesn't pose any risk to her life, it has made a life 'a living hell'. The disease hinders her daily life, making even simple activities such as walking and sitting very painful. According to reports, the rare genetic condition affects very few people and till now only two dozen cases have been reported in the world. The rarity of the case makes research difficult and the medicine to control the incurable disease has severe side effects. For people residing in the Naxal infested area, availing simple health care is already a mean feat and Rajeshwari's condition requires her to travel to a big city which is difficult for the time being. when doctors were shown the patient's case file, few of them came forward to express their opinions and diagnosis. Speaking about her condition, Dr.Satyaki Ganguly, Associate Professor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Raipur, said “ The medical term for this genetic disorder is Ichthyosis Psoriasis and due to very few cases in India, there has not been any major breakthrough in terms of research. Currently, science has no cure for this ailment.” Another dermatologist has another take on Rajeshwari’s case, Dr.Yash Upender from Dantewada Hospital believes that the girl suffers from Epidermolytic Ichthyosis which is not a life threatening disease but is still uncurable. Medication
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A 10-year-old girl suffering from a rare skin disorder is gradually turning into a stone. Scutes shaped as barks -- caused due to mutation of genes -- have spread all over her body. Rajeshwari, hailing from a tribal area in Dantewada district of north Indian state of Chhattisgarh suffers from a case of ichthyosis that causes reddening, scaling and severe blistering of the skin. The incurable disease affects the process of skin regeneration in the human body, making it hard and flaky. Visuals show a heart-wrenching sight of Rajeshwari sitting under a thatched hut with blisters almost covering her whole body. Though the disease doesn't pose any risk to her life, it has made a life 'a living hell'. The disease hinders her daily life, making even simple activities such as walking and sitting very painful. According to reports, the rare genetic condition affects very few people and till now only two dozen cases have been reported in the world. The rarity of the case makes research difficult and the medicine to control the incurable disease has severe side effects. For people residing in the Naxal infested area, availing simple health care is already a mean feat and Rajeshwari's condition requires her to travel to a big city which is difficult for the time being. when doctors were shown the patient's case file, few of them came forward to express their opinions and diagnosis. Speaking about her condition, Dr.Satyaki Ganguly, Associate Professor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Raipur, said “ The medical term for this genetic disorder is Ichthyosis Psoriasis and due to very few cases in India, there has not been any major breakthrough in terms of research. Currently, science has no cure for this ailment.” Another dermatologist has another take on Rajeshwari’s case, Dr.Yash Upender from Dantewada Hospital believes that the girl suffers from Epidermolytic Ichthyosis which is not a life threatening disease but is still uncurable. Medication
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A 10-year-old girl suffering from a rare skin disorder is gradually turning into a stone. Scutes shaped as barks -- caused due to mutation of genes -- have spread all over her body. Rajeshwari, hailing from a tribal area in Dantewada district of north Indian state of Chhattisgarh suffers from a case of ichthyosis that causes reddening, scaling and severe blistering of the skin. The incurable disease affects the process of skin regeneration in the human body, making it hard and flaky. Visuals show a heart-wrenching sight of Rajeshwari sitting under a thatched hut with blisters almost covering her whole body. Though the disease doesn't pose any risk to her life, it has made a life 'a living hell'. The disease hinders her daily life, making even simple activities such as walking and sitting very painful. According to reports, the rare genetic condition affects very few people and till now only two dozen cases have been reported in the world. The rarity of the case makes research difficult and the medicine to control the incurable disease has severe side effects. For people residing in the Naxal infested area, availing simple health care is already a mean feat and Rajeshwari's condition requires her to travel to a big city which is difficult for the time being. when doctors were shown the patient's case file, few of them came forward to express their opinions and diagnosis. Speaking about her condition, Dr.Satyaki Ganguly, Associate Professor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Raipur, said “ The medical term for this genetic disorder is Ichthyosis Psoriasis and due to very few cases in India, there has not been any major breakthrough in terms of research. Currently, science has no cure for this ailment.” Another dermatologist has another take on Rajeshwari’s case, Dr.Yash Upender from Dantewada Hospital believes that the girl suffers from Epidermolytic Ichthyosis which is not a life threatening disease but is still uncurable. Medication
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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