Health workers in Sierra Leone see surge in mpox cases Sierra Leone is facing an increase in recorded mpox infections, with 177 new cases reported in recent days, a health ministry official told AFP. Apr 27, 2025 0 29
Rare diseases often go undiagnosed or untreated in parts of Africa. A project seeks to change that Ndeye Lam visits the cemetery often, praying and gently touching the seashells laid out across her daughter's gravesite. Apr 27, 2025 0 17
Donor lungs safely preserved up to 20 hours out-of-body prior to transplantation A study on donor lungs preserved outside the body before transplantation demonstrated that the hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) technique is a safe and effective lung preservation method, even with total out-of-body ... Apr 27, 2025 0 32
Experts report urgent need for pediatric heart support devices At today's Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in Boston, Angela Lorts, MD, MBA, issued an urgent call for improved mechanical circulatory support ... Apr 27, 2025 0 26
Heart donation after circulatory death technique expands transplant access Researchers at the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) marked the 10-year anniversary of modern heart donation after circulatory death (DCD), a technique ... Apr 27, 2025 0 23
Donor hearts are traveling longer distances with machine perfusion In places like Australia, where metropolitan areas are separated by an entire continent, donor hearts used to go unused simply because transplant teams couldn't get the organ to a recipient in time. Apr 27, 2025 0 17
Scientists work toward a vaccine for filoviruses, Ebola's deadly kin Filoviruses are among the globe's most lethal—indeed, so dangerous they can be handled only in high-security laboratories. Yet, more than five decades after the discovery of the Marburg virus and nearly 50 years after the ... Apr 27, 2025 feature 0 57
