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Pig kidney transplant for NYC hospital patient works for record 2 months in donated body
It marked the longest a genetically modified pig kidney has ever functioned inside a human, albeit a deceased one. And by pushing the boundaries of research with the dead, the scientists learned critical lessons they’re preparing to share with the FDA — in hopes of eventually testing pig kidneys in the living.
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Pediatrician Explains Importance of Vaccinations as Pfizer Seeks Approval for Kids
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward kids being vaccinated. The company’s vaccine is already available for anyone 12 and older. But with kids now back in school and the more highly transmissible delta variant causing a huge…
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Overcoming Opioids: When Pills Are a Hospital's Last Resort
A car crash shattered Stuart Anders’ thigh, leaving pieces of bone sticking through his skin. Yet Anders begged emergency room doctors not to give him powerful opioid painkillers — he’d been addicted once before and panicked at the thought of relapsing. “I can’t lose what I worked for,” he said. The nation’s opioid crisis is forcing hospitals to begin rolling...
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Trump's FDA Pick Says Tackling Opioid Crisis a Top Priority
The doctor nominated to head the powerful Food and Drug Administration told senators Wednesday that his first priority would be tackling the opioid crisis, and he pledged that science will prevail at the agency despite his extensive financial ties to medical companies it regulates....
Dr. Scott Gottlieb is a physician-turned-health consultant who has criticized many FDA regulations as unnecessary and has...
