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SCIENCE July 12, 2022

New York researchers conduct pig heart transplant experiments in hopes of one day saving human lives

Surgeons in New York transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead donors over the last month to research the possibility of saving human lives with animal organs.

Departed July 8, 2022

Gregory Itzin, actor who played president on '24,' dead at 74

Gregory Itzin, "24" and "NCIS" actor ,has died at 74, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Digital confirmed. The late actor died from complications during an emergency surgery.

Celebrity News July 7, 2022

Celebrities get real about plastic surgery: 'Good plastic surgery, you can't tell'

Khloe Kardashian and Busy Philipps recently spoke on their views about plastic surgery. Celebrity surgeon Dr. Paul Nassif tells Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Digital about the most common procedures.

HEALTH July 3, 2022

Travis Barker’s ‘life-threatening’ pancreatitis from recent endoscopy: What is it?

Blink-182 drummer and husband of Kourtney Kardashian, Travis Barker, opens up about his recent hospital experience after an endoscopy, a surgical procedure.

Children's Health June 14, 2022

Texas family lawsuit alleges surgeon gave 4-year-old vasectomy during hernia operation

A family is suing Texas Children's Hospital for $500,000, claiming an "unintended vasectomy.

MEDICAL RESEARCH June 13, 2022

Surgeon performed life-saving procedure on firefighter whose religious beliefs opposed blood transfusion

A doctor at Mount Sinai performed a rare bloodless surgery on a fireman who did not want to receive blood because it violated his Jehovah's Witness faith

Transplants March 9, 2022

US man who got first pig heart transplant dies 2 months later

The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday.

Abortion February 25, 2022

More than half of US abortions done with pills, not surgery

More than half of U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery, an upward trend that spiked during the pandemic with the increase in telemedicine, a report released Thursday shows.

Pregnancy February 23, 2022

Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in first year of pandemic

Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic’s first year, continuing a decades-long trend that disproportionately affects Black people, according to a government report released Wednesday.

Coronavirus January 22, 2022

Omicron undermining treatment for other health problems

Roger Strukhoff was being treated for intestinal bleeding at a hospital outside Chicago this month when he suffered a mild heart attack.

HEALTH December 15, 2021

Average person just as smart as rocket scientist and neurosurgeon, study finds

The average person is comparatively just as intelligent as rocket scientists and neurosurgeons, according to a Brainbook study titled: "'It’s not rocket science' and 'It’s not brain surgery'—'It’s a walk in the park: prospective comparative study."