Made of wood and leather, this artificial toe, found in an ancient Egyptian tomb affixed to a noblewoman, is the oldest known prosthetic appendage.

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The Innovative History of the Artificial Limb Stretches as Far Back as Ancient Egypt

Today, the technology has come so far that anyone with a 3D printer can create highly engineered and artful prostheses

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Most babesiosis infections are caused by blacklegged ticks, also known as deer ticks.

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A Potentially Life-Threatening Disease Caused by Ticks Is Expanding to New Parts of America