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  "id": 7304108,
  "title": "Could astronauts get cataract surgery on Mars? Scientists test eye implants in space",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/could-astronauts-get-cataract-surgery-on-mars-scientists-test-eye",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-14T10:50:38.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/14/could-astronauts-get-cataract-surgery-on-mars-scientists-test-eye-implants-in-space"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The research team sent 135 unpackaged artificial lenses to the International Space Station, where they spent around six months exposed to conditions in low-Earth orbit before returning to Earth for analysis.",
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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."
}