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2,000-year-old skull of a Peruvian warrior found to be fused together by metal (lemmy.world)
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Experts from a US museum believe it could be one of the oldest examples of advanced surgery. The Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma said the skull is reported to have been that of a man who was injured in battle before undergoing surgery to implant a piece of metal in his head to repair a fracture.

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[–] ErrorF002 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have you not heard of HIPAA?

[–] douglasg14b 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The ridiculousness aside:

Is this from a healthcare facility....?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I guess it might have gotten lost in translation.