Pig-Heart Transplant Recipient Is Doing Well After a Month
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig—and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant when doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine offered the highly experimental surgery. In the first glimpse of Faucette provided since the Sept. 20 transplant, hospital video shows physical therapist Chris Wells urging him to push through a peda...
Source: TIME: Science - October 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: LAURAN NEERGAARD / AP Tags: Uncategorized Innovation wire Source Type: news

AI Tool Peers Into Eyes To Detect Early Heart Attack, Glaucoma And Parkinson's Risk Factors Before Patients Show Symptoms
Researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (IoO) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model called RETFound that can predict heart attack risks by examining a patient's eyes. The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology is part of the Faculty of Brain Sciences of…#retfound #ucl #irish #ghana #tanzania #eastafrican #nhs #clinicians #starpaxbiopharma #airbnb (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pig heart transplant recipient reaches 1-month mark, pushing through physical therapy
The second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig has reached the one-month mark and a hospital video shows he's working hard to recover (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

How AI Can Make Cancer Treatment More Equitable
Many are aware of the Cancer Moonshot—an ambitious and hopeful initiative of the U.S. government to reduce cancer-related death rates by 50% by the year 2047. It will take an army to achieve this goal, composed of the brightest minds and biggest hearts in healthcare, science, and technology. Many parties will be involved—the federal government, healthcare providers, researchers, patients, caregivers, and advocates, among others in both the public and private sectors. One of the most pivotal tools that can help propel us toward this lofty goal is artificial intelligence (AI), which is poised to revolutionize can...
Source: TIME: Health - October 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andre Esteva Tags: Uncategorized Innovation Source Type: news

She Sued Tennessee for Denying Her an Abortion. Now She ’ s Running for Office.
Allie Phillips never wanted to be a politician, but she had always wanted to be a mom of two. Whenever Phillips asked her 5-year-old daughter, Adalie, what she wanted to be when she grew up, Adalie would say, “A big sister.” So when Phillips found out she was pregnant again in Nov. 2022, Adalie was thrilled. “Her eyes got big and her jaw just dropped open,” Phillips recalled. “Every night after that, she sang Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star to my belly. She’d kiss my belly every night before bed.” Phillips and her husband planned to name the new baby Miley Rose. [time-brightcove not-...
Source: TIME: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Alter Tags: Uncategorized feature uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news

‘ Hospital at Home ’ Could Be the Future of Health Care. Not Everyone Thinks It ’ s a Good Idea
In July 2022, Rudie Watzig collapsed. The diagnosis was as serious as it was unexpected—cirrhosis of the liver—and it landed him in the intensive care unit for what he considered a period of sheer torture. “I hated it. I hated being in the hospital,” says Watzig, 44, of Portland, Oregon. “Not seeing my kids … not having my wife there … not having my nice Purple mattress to sleep on.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] So imagine his chagrin when he was again rushed to the emergency room a few months later, this time for breathing problems due to fluid buildup ...
Source: TIME: Health - October 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsay Lyon Tags: Uncategorized Health Care Source Type: news

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center now performing heart transplants
Beth Israel Lahey Health was treated thousands of patients with heart failure, but recently announced that it will expand its program to include heart transplantation. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news

History of Heart Transplant Tied to Worse Pregnancy Outcome History of Heart Transplant Tied to Worse Pregnancy Outcome
Pregnant women who have had a heart transplant are at increased risk for myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, or other serious maternal outcomes during hospitalization for delivery.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 5, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Surveilling Heart Rejection: A Guide to Noninvasive Methods Surveilling Heart Rejection: A Guide to Noninvasive Methods
Dr Michelle Kittleson shares noninvasive monitoring strategies for heart transplant rejection.American College of Cardiology & Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 5, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news

More Data Support Heart Donation After Circulatory Death More Data Support Heart Donation After Circulatory Death
Mortality and other outcomes after heart transplantation are comparable for patients receiving organs donated after circulatory death or after brain death.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Artificial Heart Maker's Future Seen in Hands of Core Backers Artificial Heart Maker's Future Seen in Hands of Core Backers
Troubled artificial heart maker Carmat is appealing to key shareholders led by Airbus to invest new funds to avoid the collapse of the 30-year-old venture.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - October 2, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

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