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New pig-to-human organ center in Virginia aims to further life-saving transplants – WTOP News
The company behind a pig-to-human heart transplant in 2022 is building a new research and development hub in southwest Virginia, to raise pigs for their hearts and kidneys, for transplantation into people.…
Life-Saving Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Feature Gets FDA Green Light
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The FDA has cleared a Samsung Galaxy Watch feature that monitors for signs of atrial fibrillation throughout the day, as announced on the Samsung website.
The Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN)…
Urgent recall of allergy pens over fears life-saving gadgets might not work
Urgent recall of allergy pens over fears life-saving gadgets might not workMedical regulator has withdrawn them as part of a 'precautionary recall' Emerade 300 and 500 microgram pens may in 'rare' cases 'fail to activate' By…
Aussie mum denied life-saving surgery
A Melbourne mum being denied a lifesaving transplant under a “no jab, no heart” policy has accused the hospital of “ideological” discrimination for refusing the Covid vaccine.Vicki Derderian, 47, has been on mechanical life support since…
2-month-old receives life-saving treatment for rare yeast infection at Noida hospital
A 2-month infant from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, diagnosed with the first reported case of Rhodoturula infection along with CMV Meningitis, was successfully treated by the team of doctors at Noida's Fortis hospital, said a release by the…
HHS investigating two hospitals accused of denying woman life-saving abortion
Two hospitals may have violated federal law in denying a woman an emergency abortion, health officials say.The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched official investigations into two hospitals which are accused of…
In 1925, a sled dog named Balto helped carry life-saving medicine through blizzards. A new DNA study…
New York's Central Park has a statue dedicated to him, and there's even been a movie about him: a sled dog named Balto. Now he is the focus of a DNA study, 90 years after he died, to see what made the canine so famously tough.In…
I am a pharmacist. This is why some chemists have stopped stocking life-saving drugs
One Friday evening last month, a panicking patient rushed into the Roundhay Pharmacy in Leeds, desperate for a lifesaving heart drug that two other chemists could not provide.The patient's GP had sent him urgently to the Roundhay in the…
Emergency preparedness: Enable life-saving settings on your iPhone and Apple Watch
I was a Boy Scouts leader (long story), so I know you always need to be prepared. On your smartphone, the right apps can make a world of difference. Here are the essentials you need in an emergency. The Apple Watch is a lifesaver, and I…