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'We have combined two marvels of modern medicine': Woman gets pig kidney and heart pump in...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoPhoto of surgeons in blue scrubs, hair nets and masks gathered near an operating table as a monitor...
Dad, 45, thought he had a pinched nerve in his neck, turns out it was rare cancer
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLast summer Len Barchanowicz, 45, experienced sharp pangs in his neck that felt like a pinched...
New Jersey woman gets first-ever pig kidney transplant with mechanical heart pump
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoNew Jersey native Lisa Pisano has gotten a new lease on life, thanks to a combined transplant of a...
Jenelle Evans Shares Health Update After Dealing with 'Esophagus Spasms'
People via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe former Teen Mom star shared on Instagram that she has thymic hyperplasia and lesions on her...
10 body parts that are useless in humans (or maybe not)
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoillustration of a human arm with the palmaris longus muscle highlighted in red Does the human body...
Preparing for Thymectomy Surgery
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThymectomy is the surgical procedure to remove the thymus. The thymus is an organ found behind the breastbone and in front of the heart. A thymectomy is...
Chronic Stress May Speed Up Immune System Aging, Study Suggests
Bicycling via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that chronic stress may...
Myasthenia Gravis vs ALS: What are the Differences?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMyasthenia Gravis and ALS are often mistaken for one another because of similar symptoms. However, the conditions are not one and the same, and there are differences used to tell them apart.
What Is Myasthenia Gravis?
Health via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMyasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic (long-term) autoimmune disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue. When a person has an autoimmune disorder,...
Woman becomes 1st patient to undergo combined heart pump implant and pig kidney transplant
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIn a first-of-its-kind procedure, a terminally ill patient has become the first person in the world...