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NYU Doctors Perform First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Combined With Heart Pump Implant
Another milestone in pig-to-human transplantation has been crossed, with doctors at New York University Langone today announcing the world’s first combination pig kidney and heart pump transplant. The recipient is a 54-year-old woman named Lisa Pisano who was diagnosed with terminal kidney disease and heart failure. The concept of animal-to-human organ transplantation, or xenotransplantation, has…
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The Nintendo Virtual Boy Deserves Your Respect
The authors of an upcoming book on Nintendo’s infamous video game console argue that the Virtual Boy was more than just a gimmicky failure.
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Tuberculosis Is Making a Comeback in the U.S.
There were nearly 10,000 documented cases of tuberculosis in 2023, the third straight year of increased cases.
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Experimental Therapy Could Grow You Brand New Livers
Biotech company LyGenesis said it has begun a phase II trial of its therapy designed to grow miniature livers inside a person’s lymph nodes.