{
  "id": 15597542,
  "title": "UAE performs first robotic thyroid surgery, patient discharged next day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/uae-performs-first-robotic-thyroid-surgery-patient-discharged-next-day",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-19T10:01:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/health/uae-performs-first-robotic-thyroid-surgery-patient-discharged-next-day-1.500715847"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Doctors at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) have successfully performed the UAE’s first robotic thyroid surgery on a 27-year-old woman, allowing her to return home just one day after the procedure. The surgery introduces a new treatment option for eligible patients, allowing doctors to operate on the thyroid gland through small incisions in the armpits instead of making a cut at the front of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}