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Chinese Surgeons Perform First Pig-to-Human Liver Transplant  The New York Times A man in China lived more than 170 days after transplant with pig liver, doctors report  CNN Pig’s liver transplanted to human in world first  The Independent Genetically engineered pig livers can support key hepatic functions in humans, xenotransplant study shows  Medical Xpress Pig liver transplant into a living person edges it closer …

Former U.S. surgeons general are sounding the alarm on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a first-of-its-kind warning. In an op-ed for The Washington Post, released Tuesday, the ex-health officials, appointed by Republican and Democratic presidents since George H.W. Bush, said they are “compelled to speak with one voice” against the actions of Kennedy, which they …

“Unprecedented threat”: Six former surgeons general sound alarm on RFK Jr.  Axios Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.  The Washington Post Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary : Shots – Health News  NPR Surgeons General Unite to Torch RFK Jr. in Unprecedented Warning  The Daily Beast A ‘hostile takeover’: ousted …

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Scientists have hailed a “remarkable” discovery concerning a wasp-like insect’s plant-cutting mechanism, suggesting it could revolutionise modern surgical techniques. Researchers at Heriot-Watt University meticulously studied how female sawflies achieve such precise …

Surgeons in China have conducted a successful pig-to-human lung transplant which they say demonstrated the feasibility of the procedure – even if substantial further tests are still required. According to scientists at the National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, the pig lung, which was transplanted into a brain-dead human recipient, “maintained viability and functionality” …

Surgeons have transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a brain dead human recipient for the first time and found it functioned for nine days, researchers have revealed. The work is the latest development in a technique called xenotransplantation that is aimed at solving the organ shortage crisis: according to the World Health Organization, only up to 10% …

We’re Plastic Surgeons — We’d Never Overlook These 7 Red Flags  HuffPost Source link

14. “Botox is used to treat spastic muscles in cerebral palsy, but as someone who already looks way younger than 31, why would you risk your life when you could just look your age?” —daynam4b6e28fa3 “It is a little hard to see your face age — I get it. Not everyone has enough self-esteem or good sense to let themselves …

Head coach Deion Sanders of the University of Colorado speaks about his journey beating bladder cancer during a press conference. AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/Getty Images At 57, two-time Super Bowl champion Deion Sanders, has a brand-new bladder. The University of Colorado coach recently underwent reconstructive surgery to treat an aggressive form of bladder …

You can only learn so much from watching 20-plus seasons of Grey’s Anatomy, so I’m asking real-life medical professionals: What’s a freaky fact about the human body that most people wouldn’t want to know? Maybe you’re an OB-GYN, and you know that ovaries can develop tumors with teeth… —u/_bbycake Maybe you’re a brain surgeon who knows that patients won’t feel …