Health
Booze may help or harm the heart, but income matters
(HealthDay)— Alcohol's effect on heart health, good or ill, may rely in part on the drinker's income, new research suggests.
Jan 2, 2018
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Medications
FDA approves biosimilar ogivri for breast, stomach cancers
(HealthDay)—Ogivri (trastuzumab-dkst) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the nation's first biosimilar drug to treat certain breast and stomach cancers, the agency said Friday in a news release.
Dec 4, 2017
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Cardiology
The man with a young woman's heart
Fifty years ago South Africa stunned the world: A surgeon in Cape Town, Christiaan Barnard, successfully transplanted the heart of a woman into the chest of a dying man.
Nov 30, 2017
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Cardiology
New heart attack test could save NHS millions of pounds every year
A revolutionary new blood test for detecting a heart attack could speed up diagnosis and save the NHS millions of pounds every year, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Sep 29, 2017
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Brazilian with German Olympian's heart runs race of her life
Brazilian Ivonette Balthazar felt jittery ahead of a Rio de Janeiro road race Sunday, but her heart—transplanted from a German Olympian a year ago—spurred her on.
Sep 25, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Child heart patients treated for rare surgical infection
At least a dozen children who had heart surgery at Children's Hospital New Orleans between late May and July have infected incisions, apparently from contaminated equipment.
Sep 12, 2017
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Cardiology
Study highlights readmit factors post atrial flutter ablation
(HealthDay)—Recognition of factors associated with early readmission for patients after atrial flutter (AFL) ablation is necessary for reducing costs and improving quality of life, according to a study published online ...
Aug 17, 2017
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Cardiology
Aspirin safe for heart failure patients, study finds
(HealthDay)—Some research has raised concerns about the safety of aspirin for heart failure patients. But a new study appears to offer some reassurance.
Jul 31, 2017
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Baseball great rod carew owes his life to NFL player's transplanted organs
(HealthDay)— When Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew received a new heart and kidney last December, he and his family had no idea who they had to thank for the lifesaving organs.
Apr 17, 2017
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Cardiology
Forty years, one procedure, millions of lives saved
While heart disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S., according the Centers for Disease Control, advances in medicine over the past 40 years have led to a substantial reduction in cardiovascular-related ...
Apr 13, 2017
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