Duke Health has pioneered a world's-first technique that could expand the donor pool for pediatric heart transplants in the U.S. by up to 20%—offering new hope to families on the waitlist.
Jul 17, 2025
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Two university hospitals are pioneering new ways to expand lifesaving heart transplants for adults and babies—advances that could help recover would-be heart donations that too often go unused.
Jul 17, 2025
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The 50th anniversary of the blockbuster "Jaws" may leave some fearful of swimming in the open waters, but the reality is that shark bites are rare. Experts with the American College of Surgeons are available for media interviews ...
Jul 17, 2025
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Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine have confirmed that the use of the portable Organ Care System (OCS), or "breathing lung" technology, boosts long-term survival for transplant patients. This discovery offers new hope ...
Jul 16, 2025
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Hemorrhagic strokes account for just 13% of the nearly 800,000 strokes that occur in the U.S. each year, yet they are responsible for more than 40% of all stroke-related deaths. These devastating brain bleeds have long lacked ...
Jul 16, 2025
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Medical tourism for bariatric and weight-reduction surgery needs urgent regulation to protect recipients' health, especially as the data show that tourist numbers are increasing despite the advent of weight loss drugs, say ...
Jul 15, 2025
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For patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP), velar adhesion (VA) reduces cleft width prior to palatoplasty and is associated with a lower incidence of otitis media with effusion (OME), according to a study published ...
Jul 15, 2025
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Progress toward universal access to safe, affordable surgical care is dangerously off track as at least 160 million patients each year are unable to receive surgery—with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bearing the ...
Jul 14, 2025
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A young woman became a June bride months after surviving complex surgery to remove a 40-pound tumor from her body, Cedars-Sinai doctors report.
Jul 14, 2025
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Women now make up over half of medical students in Canada, but only one-third of practicing surgeons. A new study suggests part of the gap stems from gender norms embedded in workplace culture. The researchers at McGill University ...
Jul 10, 2025
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