New Hampshire man living with a pig kidney weeks after rare transplant
A Concord man is the latest recipient of an unusual procedure: He's had his kidney replaced with one from a pig.
He went to the hospital for a routine procedure. He left with no arms or legs
On the day of his out-patient procedure to remove a kidney stone, Chad Gerlaugh drove himself to Morton Plant Hospital in a specially modified van. A quadriplegic since a 1998 car accident damaged his ...
Ambulance blood transfusions can save lives, but few are equipped
More than 60,000 people bleed to death every year in the U.S. Many of those deaths occur before the patient reaches a trauma ...
'I was told to say goodbye to my daughter after health scare but she won't be held back'
She became bed bound… it was so scary and so traumatic, she’d completely lost her ability to be able to move.” ...
‘His body is not fighting’: Ohio man dies after contracting West Nile virus
Mike Black Sr. and Joan Black of Plain Township were married for 48 years. Mike Black contracted the West Nile virus in ...
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital celebrates retirement of 2 therapy dogs
Two therapy dogs became critical to Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and their work gave a whole new meaning to man's best friend.
Doctor who treated premature baby who died defends decision not to give him antibiotics a day earlier
Ben Condon, who was two months old, died at Bristol Children's Hospital in April 2015 after developing a respiratory illness.
Doctor defends decisions after baby's tragic death at Bristol hospital
A doctor has defended a decision not to give a premature baby antibiotics the day before he died at Bristol Children's ...
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Virtual wards keeping patients out of hospital
More patients than ever in south-east England are reaping the benefits of virtual wards and hospital at home innovations, new data has revealed.
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Egypt's CBE supports development of critical medical units at Ain Shams Medical City
The support has expanded the unit’s capacity from 24 to 70 incubators, enabling the hospital to care for up to 700 newborns per year, a significant increase from 222 ...
'Without these folks, I might not have survived': Benefit Saturday for longtime first responder who suffered embolism
For many decades, Albert Lean Don Hauge worked day in and day out as an EMT and paramedic, responding to people in need of emergency medical care. He also managed the ambulance service for Albert Lea ...