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Patient Who Received World’s First Pig Heart Transplant Has Passed Away

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The first person to receive a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig has died two months after the medical milestone, the hospital that carried out the surgery said Wednesday.   The procedure raised hopes that advances in cross-species organ donation could one day solve the chronic shortage of human organs available for donation, and … Read more

Gruesome Skull Discovery Contains The Earliest Evidence of Ear Surgery

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An ancient skull uncovered at a 6,000-year-old megalithic monument in Spain still holds signs of what would have been a brutal ear surgery. Archaeologists suspect the patient probably had a double-sided acute middle ear infection, which can cause earaches and fevers.    Without treatment, fluid can gather behind the eardrum, possibly causing a visible lump … Read more

Abortion: People in the US who oppose abortion would help a loved one seeking the procedure

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A survey of more than 1500 people in the US found that people who are morally opposed to abortion would help a close friend or family member seeking the procedure Health 18 February 2022 By Jason Arunn Murugesu Abortion rights protesters at the US Supreme Court in December 2021 Allison Bailey/Shutterstock People in the US … Read more