Alternatives to Heart Transplant? You Have Options
Morgan deBlecourt via Duke Health – “The good news is there are new therapies coming out every day,” said Dr. DeVore. “We can help find the option that’s right for…
World’s First Partial Heart Transplant Proves Successful in First Year
Journal of the American Medical Assocation via Duke Health – Novel procedure demonstrated valve growth & functionality in newly published study results The world’s first partial heart transplant has achieved what…
First Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant: Genetically Modified Animal Organs Could One Day End Donor Organ Waiting Lists
University of California San Diego Health via Newswise – The first pig-to-human heart transplant, reported yesterday in the New York Times, is a watershed moment in medicine that may pave the way…
Massachusetts Surgeons Perform First-of-Its-Kind Heart Transplant in New England
Massachusetts General Hospital via News-Medical Net – A team of surgeons and specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is announcing an achievement in transplant surgery today, having recently performed the…
Novel Transplant Technique Revives Donor Hearts That Had Stopped Beating
Vanderbilt University Medical Center via Newswise – In the first such procedures in Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has successfully used technology to bring two donor hearts that stopped beating…
Robotic Heart to Replace Human Transplants on the Horizon
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD via News-Medical Net – Scientists are working to end the need for human heart transplants by 2028. A team of researchers in the UK, Cambridge, and…
Heartburn Drugs Linked to Kidney Damage in 50% of Patients with No Warning Signs
Lori Alton via NaturalHealth365 – Major warning about heartburn drugs: The problems can develop “silently” Heartburn medications like Prevacid, Nexium, and Prilosec are widely used by Americans with acid reflux.…
Regular Dental Flossing Linked to Lower Risk of Stroke & Irregular Heartbeats
American Heart Association via News-Medical – Flossing your teeth at least once a week (regular dental flossing) may be linked to a lower risk of stroke Flossing your teeth at least…
Artificial Veins Could Boost Success of Organ Transplants
Zachy Hennessey via Israel21c – Bonus Biogroup has developed microscopic biodegradable tubes that run through an engineered transplant organ, supplying a steady flow of blood. Globally, there is a persistent shortage of…
Researchers Identify, Test Novel Drug That May Stop Heart Failure Progression
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center via Newswise – COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine have developed a novel drug molecule that…
Pig-To-Human Transplants Come A Step Closer With New Test
Carla K Johnson via CBN News – Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest…
Doctors Bring Dead Donor Heart Back to Life in US First
Sally Robertson, B.Sc. via News Medical-Net – A heart transplant team at Duke University, North Carolina, has become the first in the US to reanimate the heart of a deceased…
New Technique Lays Foundation for Regenerative Cardiac Therapies
Van Andel Institute via Newswise – Scientists have devised a technique to sort out which heart cells can replicate and which cannot, a critical step toward treatments that may one…
The “Shadow Organ” Often Ignored by Western Medicine, Lifesaving News
Lori Alton via NaturalHealth365 – Whether you are fat or thin may be a family trait, but not just through the inheritance of poor eating habits and a tradition of…
10 Proven Benefits of Astragalus Root (#4 Is Vital)
Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DNM, CN via Dr. Axe – Do you know about astragalus? If not, you should, because astragalus root is one of the most powerful immune-building plants on…
