Officials examine deaths after plasma donations in Winnipeg
Canadian health officials are investigating the deaths of two people who donated plasma at private clinics in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Mar 16, 2026
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Surgical Procedures, Operative: News and Research on Extracorporeal Circulation
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Alachua County's bystander CPR rates save lives, study finds
Two minutes into cardiac arrest—when the heart stops pumping and blood ceases to flow to the body's organs—brain cells begin to die. It only takes another five minutes for irreversible neurological damage to occur.
Jan 25, 2026
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Low-capability pediatric hospitals more than doubled from 2003 to 2022: Study
From 2003 to 2022, there was a more than doubling in low-capability pediatric hospitals, according to a study published online Dec. 10 in Pediatrics.
Dec 10, 2025
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What happens when your immune system hijacks your brain
"My year of unraveling" is how a despairing Christy Morrill described nightmarish months when his immune system hijacked his brain.
Nov 22, 2025
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The international system for assessing organ dysfunction in critically ill patients is updated after thirty years
The updated version of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), the global reference system in intensive care medicine used to assess the degree of organ dysfunction in critically ill patients, has recently been published ...
Nov 17, 2025
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What is myasthenia gravis and how does it affect sufferers?
Former tennis star Monica Seles has revealed she has been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a rare autoimmune condition that affects how the muscles work. The multiple Grand Slam champion says she was actually diagnosed three ...
Aug 28, 2025
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Study shows marked improvement in survival rates for pediatric heart transplantation within Nordic countries
In a new observational study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden looked at all children listed for heart transplants in the Nordic countries between 1986 and 2023. A total of 597 children were included in the study, ...
Aug 20, 2025
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Rare, serious flu complication in kids needs rapid treatment, study finds
Children may be more likely to survive a rare, potentially fatal influenza complication if they receive rapid treatment for brain swelling and extreme immune responses, a Stanford Medicine-led report found.
Jul 30, 2025
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Device could pave way for human eye transplants
It seemed like a simple idea. Design a device that will make it possible for a human eye to remain alive and functional outside of the body. At least for a few hours. And then a few days.
Jul 24, 2025
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Blood conservation technique does not reduce need for transfusions, international study finds
An international study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine sheds light on acute normovolemic hemodilution, also known as ANH, a blood conservation technique.
Jun 12, 2025
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