Artificial Heart Maker Carmat Could Run Out of Cash Artificial Heart Maker Carmat Could Run Out of Cash
French artificial heart maker Carmat said on Monday supply issues meant it would miss its full-year sales target and warned it could run out of cash by the end of October.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Second Pig-Heart Transplant Patient at UM Faring Well Second Pig-Heart Transplant Patient at UM Faring Well
He should be well served by lessons from last year ' s turbulent case of David Bennett, the first patient at the University of Maryland to receive a genetically modified porcine heart.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 25, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Gene-Tweaked Pig Heart Transplant Into Second Patient
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 -- A second human patient has received a genetically altered pig heart as he battles the ravages of end-stage heart disease. The 58-year-old man, Lawrence Faucette, received the pig organ at the University of Maryland Medical... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Artificial heart maker Carmat could run out of cash after sales miss
French artificial heart maker Carmat said on Monday supply issues meant it would miss its full-year sales target and warned it could run out of cash by the end of October. "During the first half of 2023, the production ramp-up we were anticipating was significantly disrupted by supply issues," CEO…#carmat #stephanepiat (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Short-Term Survival Worse for Single-Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease Patients
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 -- Single-ventricle congenital heart disease (CHD) patients undergoing heart transplant have worse short-term survival, according to a study published online in the Sept. 19 issue of the Journal of the American College of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Surgeons Perform Transplant of Gene-Tweaked Pig Heart Into Second Patient
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 -- A second human patient has received a genetically altered pig heart as he battles the ravages of end-stage heart disease.
The 58-year-old man, Lawrence Faucette, received the pig organ at the University of Maryland Medical... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Terminally ill man from Maryland, 58, is living with a PIG'S HEART - after becoming second patient ever to get pioneering transplant surgery
This week, Lawrence Faucette, 58, received a transplanted pig heart at the University of Maryland Medical Center after being deemed ineligible for a human heart transplant due to a condition. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors Transplant Pig Heart Into Dying Man
Surgeons with the University of Maryland Medical Center were able to successfully transplant a pig’s heart into 58-year-old Lawrence Faucette on Wednesday, who was facing death with end-stage heart disease, the doctors announced Friday—marking just the second time this procedure, which doctors…#lawrencefaucette #bartleygriffith #marylanduniversity #davidbennett #annfaucette (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Genetically Modified Pig ’s Heart Is Transplanted Into a Second Patient
The first patient to receive such an organ died after two months. “At least now I have hope,” the second recipient said before the surgery. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Kidneys Genetic Engineering Pigs Heart Immune System Transplants Surgery and Surgeons University of Maryland Medical Center Source Type: news
Doctors Transplant Pig Heart Into Dying Man —Only The Second Time It’s Ever Been Done
Doctors hope this new procedure could be a game changer in the organ transplant field. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William Skipworth, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
In a neat little neighborhood in Venice, Calif., there’s a block of squat, similar homes, filled with mortals spending their finite days on the planet eating pizza with friends, blowing out candles on birthday cakes, and binging late-night television. Halfway down the street, there’s a cavernous black modern box. This is where Bryan Johnson is working on what he calls “the most significant revolution in the history of Homo sapiens.”
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Johnson, 46, is a centimillionaire tech entrepreneur who has spent most of the last three years in pursuit of a si...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Alter Tags: Uncategorized feature Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking healthcare barriers in the Hispanic community
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 –Oct. 15. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the more than 60 million people of Hispanic heritage living in the U.S. Dr. Juan Carlos Leoni Moreno, a Mayo Clinic transplant cardiologist, says soaring obesity rates contribute to high rates of diabetes and heart disease in the Hispanic population. And healthcare disparities, including cultural differences, language barriers and lack of information, add to the challenges many Hispanic residents face. Watch: The Mayo Clinic… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 18, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Researchers develop RETFound, an AI tool capable of predicting the risk of ocular diseases, heart failure, Parkinson's disease, and more based on retinal images
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of diagnosing and predicting the risk of developing multiple health conditions — from ocular diseases to heart failure to Parkinson’s disease — all on the basis of people’s retinal images. AI tools have been trained to detect…#retfound #pearsekeane #nature1 #retinas #xiaoxuanliu #stanforduniversity #langlotz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
McConnell ’ s Bid to Downplay Freezes Undermined by History of Politicians Lying About Their Health
After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze during a press conference this month, the Kentucky Republican’s second such episode this summer, his office released a note from the Capitol physician intended to calm those worried about his ability to continue at his job.
Dr. Brian Monahan told McConnell in the letter that there was “no evidence that you have a seizure disorder or that you experienced a stroke, TIA or movement disorder such as Parkinson’s disease.” Monahan suggested the episodes may be related to the Leader’s concussion in March or to dehydration.
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Source: TIME: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mini Racker Tags: Uncategorized Congress Source Type: news
