Surgeons are celebrating after successfully separating conjoined twins fused at the head. The twin girls, named Minal and Mirha, were born in Pakistan last year, sharing vital blood vessels and brain ...

“You two are truly remarkable and have changed my life," Addy and Lily Altobelli's mom Maggie wrote in a letter shortly before their separation surgery Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the ...

"They're both super happy little girls." A set of twin girls who captured the world's attention after surviving an 11-hour head separation surgery are now healthy 2-year-olds. "We had no expectations, ...

Twin girls born conjoined at the abdomen are enjoying their new lives after being successfully separated during a four-hour surgery at a German hospital. The Siamese twins, who have not been publicly ...

Twin sisters who were born conjoined at the chest and stomach and who spent nearly six months in the hospital have reached new milestones. JamieLynn and AmieLynn Finley celebrated their first birthday ...

The sisters went on to become teachers and now have children, and grandchildren, of their own When a young doctor rushed to a house call in 1955 to help a woman give birth, he had no idea he was about ...

Watching her newborn daughters in separate hospital rooms for the first time, Sandy Fuller was in awe. “They have a little separation anxiety from one another,” Fuller told a doctor. When Eliza and ...

After spending almost a year in intensive care following their arrival, conjoined twins Addison and Lilianna Altobelli were successfully separated — and they're now back at home in Chicago with their ...

Despite possible complications, the marathon 14-hour procedure was pulled off by UK neurosurgeon Professor Noor ul Owase Jeelani and his team at the Ankara Bilkent City Hospital in Turkey on Jul. 19.

“It’s really great to see the anatomy and do the surgery before you actually put the children at any risk,” Jeelani said at the time. “You can imagine how reassuring that is for the surgeons.” ...