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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T09:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Surgeons in 14th-century China were doing more than cutting into flesh—they were carefully numbing, too. Researchers say they've found the first direct chemical evidence that Ming dynasty doctors used a powerful plant-based anesthetic during surgery, a surprisingly advanced medical practice for the era, per Live Science . Using a laser-based...",
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