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A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week.

A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week.

Nick generously shares his account of undergoing thyroid surgery to overcome a follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer

Nick Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic and former editor-in-chief of WIRED, shares his story.

With a groundbreaking fetal surgery to treat spina bifida, Dr. Duron and the team were able to repair Justin's spine in utero instead of waiting until after birth.

A 35 year old woman presents with a symptomatic bulge at her umbilicus. She’s had the bulge for several years but recently it’s started to cause her intermittent pain and discomfort. At this time, she’s never had any gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea or vomiting. She’s never had surgery and is otherwise healthy.

As the Covid-19 pandemic surges on, scientists are racing to understand more of the novel disease and its impact on patients, especially those who are pregnant.