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Second Patient to Receive a Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Has Died
Lisa Pisano, 54, lived with the organ for 47 days. She was the first patient to receive both a heart pump and an organ transplant, doctors said.
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Heart Pump Is Linked to 49 Deaths, the F.D.A. Warns
The agency faulted the device maker for delayed notice of mounting complications, citing increasing reports of how use of the device perforated the walls of the heart.
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Frequent Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Study Suggests
A new study analyzed several years of surveys on increases in marijuana and cannabis consumption.
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Race Cannot Be Used to Predict Heart Disease, Scientists Say
The American Heart Association will release a new clinical tool that removes race as a factor in predicting who will have heart attacks or strokes.
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From ‘Be Mine’ to ‘Youda Best,’ the Candy Conversation Changes
Of the many siblings in the seasonal candy family, candy corn is the quirky breakout star. The jelly bean is the reliable one. The candy cane is perpetually cheerful. But the conversation heart? It’s always been emotional and a bit needy. The chalky ...
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Newyork
Heart Accessories, Love Them or Hate Them
Either way, you can’t escape them.
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Newyork
Football Is Deadly, but Not for the Reasons You Think
When Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during the N.F.L. “Monday Night Football” game earlier this week, it felt like the world stopped — both on the field, where emergency medical teams rushed into action and fellow players looked on in shock ...
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Sports
Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest Highlights Danger Across Sports
The collapse of Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills has brought attention to sudden cardiac arrest and the need for the proper medical care and equipment from youth leagues to the professional ranks.
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Sports
Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest: What We Know and Don’t Know
Cardiac doctors say that blows to the chest causing an erratic heart rhythm are highly unusual, but not unheard-of in sports.