Survival Rates for Mitral Valve Surgery Patients Improve
A new report shows that patients with mitral regurgitation are living longer after having surgery that replaces or repairs the mitral valve. A study analyzed…
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Transplants Without the Need for Lifelong Immunosupression
As a result of organ transplantation, patients need to take a lifelong regimen of immunosuppressors to fight off graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), which is common and…
Maggots May Clean Wounds Faster Than Surgery
Using maggots to clean wounds is a practice that has been around for thousands of years. With the introduction of antibiotics, that practice has ceased,…