The term “Siamese twins” originated with Eng and Chang Bunker, a set of conjoined twins who were born in Siam (now Thailand) in 1811. They lived to age 63 and appeared in traveling exhibitions.

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): In a heartbreaking end to a rare and medically complex case, conjoined twins born at MTH Hospital, ...

OFFICIALS of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) are beaming, having played a pivotal role in the care of ...

Roughly 1 in 200,000 twins are born conjoined each year. As many as 60 percent of conjoined twins are stillborn. About 35 percent only survive one day.

Only a small handful of conjoined twins -- which occur once in every 50,000 to 60,000 births -- survive past birth, according to Dr. Jose Iglesias, medical director of pediatric surgery at Cook ...

Conjoined 40-year-old twins Reba (left) and Lori Schappell are pictured in their Reading, Pa., home last week. Despite the obvious limitations produced by their condition, the sisters have not let ...

Formerly conjoined twins, Owen and Emmitt Ezell are released from Medical City Children's Hospital, April 15, 2014. Now 9 months old, the baby boys are doing great, Ezell said.

Conjoined twins are released from Texas Children's, now they are headed home. HOUSTON -- Conjoined twins Callie and Carter Torres were born earlier this year at Texas Children's Hospital.

The term “Siamese twins” originated with Eng and Chang Bunker, a set of conjoined twins who were born in Siam (now Thailand) in 1811. They lived to age 63 and appeared in traveling exhibitions.