Category: 4. Health

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 method, even with total out-of-body times approaching 20 hours.

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There have been lots of “how to” books out there, including some very oddly specific ones such as How to Survive a Robot Uprising and How to Avoid Huge Ships. But…

At today’s Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in Boston, Angela Lorts, MD, MBA, issued an urgent call for improved mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices for children with life-threatening heart conditions.

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When’s the last time you pooped? Earlier today? Earlier this week? Earlier this decade? If you find yourself pooping no more than once a week and do not happen to be a sloth, you may want to see a doctor. That’s because such infrequent pooping may be setting yourself up for some medical problems down the road, according to a study…

Researchers at the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) marked the 10-year anniversary of modern heart donation after circulatory death (DCD), a technique that has significantly increased transplant volumes around the world.

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In places like Australia, where metropolitan areas are separated by an entire continent, donor hearts used to go unused simply because transplant teams couldn’t get the organ to a recipient in time.

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Filoviruses are among the globe’s most lethal—indeed, so dangerous they can be handled only in high-security laboratories. Yet, more than five decades after the discovery of the Marburg virus and nearly 50 years after the…

If someone were to ask you, “Would you like some patulin with your apple juice?” Your answer should be, “Apple-solutely not.” That’s because patulin is a mycotoxin, with the prefix “myco” standing for fungus and “toxin” standing for, well, toxin….

In chaos theory, there’s a concept known as the butterfly effect—the idea that a seemingly small action, occurring at just the right moment, can trigger ripple effects that grow across time and space. A butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, the saying goes, and a tornado forms weeks later in…

In the last several years, masks have been recognized as a crucial tool in safeguarding public health, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with the chaos…