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Baby boy with rare condition given world-first treatment involving ‘super-elastic springs’ to reshape skull
The Independent and GB News describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedSagittal craniosynostosis affects around one in every 2,000 babies in the UK.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Baby boy with rare condition given world-first treatment involving ‘super-elastic springs...". The right frames it as "'Cheeky' one-year-old baby boy with rare skull condition successfully undergoes world-fir...".
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Left / center-leftBaby boy with rare condition given world-first treatment involving ‘super-elastic springs’ to reshape skull
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Right / center-right'Cheeky' one-year-old baby boy with rare skull condition successfully undergoes world-first surgery
'Cheeky' one-year-old baby boy with rare skull condition successfully undergoes world-first surgery
A baby boy from Derbyshire has made medical history by becoming the world's inaugural patient to undergo pioneering treatment for a severe skull abnormality using revolutionary springs craf...
