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Health workers in Sierra Leone see surge in mpox cases
Sierra Leone is facing an increase in recorded mpox infections, with 177 new cases reported in recent days, a health ministry ...
Experts report urgent need for pediatric heart support devices
At today's Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in ...
Donor hearts are traveling longer distances with machine perfusion
In places like Australia, where metropolitan areas are separated by an entire continent, donor hearts used to go unused ...
Heart donation after circulatory death technique expands transplant access
Researchers at the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation ...
Donor lungs safely preserved up to 20 hours out-of-body prior to transplantation
A study on donor lungs preserved outside the body before transplantation demonstrated that the hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) technique is a safe and effective lung preservation ...
Scientists work toward a vaccine for filoviruses, Ebola's deadly kin
Filoviruses are among the globe's most lethal—indeed, so dangerous they can be handled only in high-security laboratories.