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First Titanium Heart Patient Walks Free

By: Peyton Farahi, Journalist

Australia has recently created history with a wonderful device. They implanted a truly fabulous artificial heart called the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart in a man as part of a six-hour procedure in November.

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Sound Waves Steering Microscopic “Flowers” for Targeted Drug Delivery

By: Prisha Polra, Journalist

Microscopic flowers made up of a variety of differently coated materials that have different coatings based on what the doctors and scientists need injected. This is an extremely useful item because it lowers the needed drug dose.

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ASU’s Innovative Approach to Healthcare Education

By: Pranav Sharma, Journalist

Arizona State University (ASU) is taking a bold step in merging engineering with medicine by launching its new Health headquarters within the Phoenix Bioscience Core.

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Why Fish Skin Could Be The Solution To Problems With Skin Grafts

By: Sofie Schopfer, Journalist

Acellular fish skin grafts have been proven to be faster, less painful, and lower-cost than other common skin grafts. But how does this work, and will fish skin grafts be able to replace the more common ones we use today?

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Transforming Healthcare: The Role of Medical Robots in Diagnosis, Surgery, and Patient Care

By: Esah Sheikh, Journalist

Throughout the years, the field of medical robots has made significant strides, showing a different way on how healthcare is delivered. They are enabling healthcare to a different level by providing precision, efficiency, and consistent in medical procedures.

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Donor Cell Therapy Helps Cure Autoimmune Disorders

By: Kirin Hanson, Journalist

Three patients in China were the first to be treated from autoimmune disorders from modified donor cells. The trial for testing donor cells was led by Xu Huji, a rheumatologist at Naval Medical University in Shanghai.

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Trigeminal Neuralgia

By: Hamidou Tall, Journalist

A story on the chronic pain disorder, Trigeminal Neuralgia. Trigeminal Neuralgia is a chronic pain disorder that is ranked as one of the top 10 most painful things in the world.

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3D Bioprinter Replicates Chemicals in Plants

By: Bryan Xi, Journalist

As climate change and other threats like pests and unsustainable farming techniques threaten the plants of this planet, certain medical plants may disappear, removing access to their important chemicals. This means that major medicines, critical to global health, may disappear as well.

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Organ Printing

By: Nylah Nasim, Journalist

According of the Health Resources and Service Administration, 17 people die everyday waiting for an organ donation. 3D printing organs would speed up the process of organ transplants.

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The Man in the Iron Lung

By: Anna Statz, Journalist

Paul Richard Alexander has lived in the iron lung for over seventy years. The iron lung is a tube-like device that covers every part of the body except the head.

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Scientists Make A New Cure For Death Cap Poisoning

By: Walker McCann, Journalist

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a newly developed antidote called indocyanine green that can reduce the toxicity of α-amanitin. A-amanitin is a toxin produced by the death cap mushroom which is one of the world's most poisonous fungus.

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A Closer Look At Defibrillators

By: Florian Demuth, Journalist

Defibrillators come with some risks. If the device is used incorrectly, the patient may sustain burns, bruises, or other injuries.

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