One Separated Twin Is Breathing on His Own

Mohamed Ibrahim, one of the former conjoined Egyptian twins, was taken off a ventilator and was breathing on his own a week after doctors successfully separated him from his brother.

Mohamed and Ahmed Ibrahim continue to make small gains, including motion in their arms and legs and improved response to verbal cues, according to Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. They are in critical but stable condition in the pediatric intensive care unit.

Ahmed could come off the ventilator as soon as today, said Dr. James Thomas, chief of critical care services.