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France's 2025-2030 Plan: Accelerating Rare Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
France's new 2025-2030 plan for rare diseases aims to improve patient care by strengthening the relationship between general practitioners and hospitals, accelerating diagnoses through increased lab testing capacity, and expanding newborn screening to include more conditions; coordinated by Pr Guill...
France's 2025-2030 Plan: Accelerating Rare Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
France's new 2025-2030 plan for rare diseases aims to improve patient care by strengthening the relationship between general practitioners and hospitals, accelerating diagnoses through increased lab testing capacity, and expanding newborn screening to include more conditions; coordinated by Pr Guill...
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44% Bias Score
Pioneering Surgery Corrects Severe Bilateral Leg Deformity in 12-Year-Old Girl
Samara surgeons performed a pioneering surgery on a 12-year-old girl with a varus leg deformity, correcting a 2cm leg length discrepancy and outward-turned knees in a 4.5-hour operation using external fixation, eliminating pain and enabling normal walking.
Pioneering Surgery Corrects Severe Bilateral Leg Deformity in 12-Year-Old Girl
Samara surgeons performed a pioneering surgery on a 12-year-old girl with a varus leg deformity, correcting a 2cm leg length discrepancy and outward-turned knees in a 4.5-hour operation using external fixation, eliminating pain and enabling normal walking.
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Judge Halts Trump Administration's Public Health Research Funding Cuts
A federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration's cuts to public health research funding in 22 states, following a lawsuit alleging that the 15% cap on indirect cost rates would eliminate hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and disrupt research partnerships, with a hearing schedul...
Judge Halts Trump Administration's Public Health Research Funding Cuts
A federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration's cuts to public health research funding in 22 states, following a lawsuit alleging that the 15% cap on indirect cost rates would eliminate hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and disrupt research partnerships, with a hearing schedul...
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UK-First Keyhole Surgery Successfully Removes Inoperable Brain Tumor
In a UK-first, surgeons at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust used keyhole surgery through a patient's eye socket to remove a previously inoperable brain tumor from the cavernous sinus in February 2024, offering hope to patients with similar conditions.
UK-First Keyhole Surgery Successfully Removes Inoperable Brain Tumor
In a UK-first, surgeons at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust used keyhole surgery through a patient's eye socket to remove a previously inoperable brain tumor from the cavernous sinus in February 2024, offering hope to patients with similar conditions.
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Sheba Medical Center: Leading Global Health Innovation Amidst Crisis
Since October 7, 2023, Sheba Medical Center in Israel has provided critical care to civilians and soldiers, while also focusing on post-conflict plans to improve global health through medical innovation, humanitarian outreach, research, education, and diplomacy.
Sheba Medical Center: Leading Global Health Innovation Amidst Crisis
Since October 7, 2023, Sheba Medical Center in Israel has provided critical care to civilians and soldiers, while also focusing on post-conflict plans to improve global health through medical innovation, humanitarian outreach, research, education, and diplomacy.
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48% Bias Score
Family's Tragedy Spurs Fight Against Rare Genetic Disorder
Mikhail and Alʹbina Mulikhin from Yekaterinburg are dealing with their daughter Vasilisa's merosin-negative muscular dystrophy, a rare genetic disorder that claimed the life of their son Kirill in 2015; Mikhail, a former special forces officer, became a rehabilitation specialist to help her, and the...
Family's Tragedy Spurs Fight Against Rare Genetic Disorder
Mikhail and Alʹbina Mulikhin from Yekaterinburg are dealing with their daughter Vasilisa's merosin-negative muscular dystrophy, a rare genetic disorder that claimed the life of their son Kirill in 2015; Mikhail, a former special forces officer, became a rehabilitation specialist to help her, and the...
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Innovative Surgery Removes Large Thymoma Using Novel Cardiac Positioning Device
A multidisciplinary team at the Molinette Hospital in Turin, Italy, successfully used a novel cardiac positioning device to remove a large thymoma (nearly 20 centimeters) from a 55-year-old patient, requiring a 10+ hour surgery.
Innovative Surgery Removes Large Thymoma Using Novel Cardiac Positioning Device
A multidisciplinary team at the Molinette Hospital in Turin, Italy, successfully used a novel cardiac positioning device to remove a large thymoma (nearly 20 centimeters) from a 55-year-old patient, requiring a 10+ hour surgery.
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Spain Sets New Record for Organ Transplants in 2024
Spain achieved a record 6,077 organ transplants in 2024, exceeding its previous record and outpacing other countries like the U.S., with a donor rate of 52.6 per million exceeding the European average by more than double, due to high donor rates, advanced techniques (like asystole transplants), and ...
Spain Sets New Record for Organ Transplants in 2024
Spain achieved a record 6,077 organ transplants in 2024, exceeding its previous record and outpacing other countries like the U.S., with a donor rate of 52.6 per million exceeding the European average by more than double, due to high donor rates, advanced techniques (like asystole transplants), and ...
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Combined Cochlear Implant and ABI Surgery Restores Hearing and Balance
A woman with otosclerosis in her right ear and a vestibular schwannoma in her left underwent a 10-hour surgery at Molinette Hospital in Turin, Italy, receiving a cochlear implant and an Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) to restore her hearing and balance.
Combined Cochlear Implant and ABI Surgery Restores Hearing and Balance
A woman with otosclerosis in her right ear and a vestibular schwannoma in her left underwent a 10-hour surgery at Molinette Hospital in Turin, Italy, receiving a cochlear implant and an Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) to restore her hearing and balance.
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Neuralink's Brain Implants Show Promise, but Safety Concerns Remain
Elon Musk's Neuralink has implanted its brain-computer interface in three people, with two showing restored functionality; the company plans to expand trials, yet safety and regulatory hurdles remain.
Neuralink's Brain Implants Show Promise, but Safety Concerns Remain
Elon Musk's Neuralink has implanted its brain-computer interface in three people, with two showing restored functionality; the company plans to expand trials, yet safety and regulatory hurdles remain.
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44% Bias Score
Death of Renowned Cardiologist Spyros Moulopoulos at 98
Professor Spyros Moulopoulos, a 98-year-old Greek cardiologist and former NKUA rector, passed away on Friday. His groundbreaking inventions, including the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump and his pioneering work in coronary angiography, significantly impacted global cardiology.
Death of Renowned Cardiologist Spyros Moulopoulos at 98
Professor Spyros Moulopoulos, a 98-year-old Greek cardiologist and former NKUA rector, passed away on Friday. His groundbreaking inventions, including the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump and his pioneering work in coronary angiography, significantly impacted global cardiology.
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Successful Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplant Offers Hope for Organ Shortage
Towana Looney, a 53-year-old from Alabama, became the first person to successfully receive a pig kidney transplant with 10 gene edits on November 25th at NYU Langone Transplant Institute; her positive response offers a major advancement in xenotransplantation and hopes to revolutionize the treatment...
Successful Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplant Offers Hope for Organ Shortage
Towana Looney, a 53-year-old from Alabama, became the first person to successfully receive a pig kidney transplant with 10 gene edits on November 25th at NYU Langone Transplant Institute; her positive response offers a major advancement in xenotransplantation and hopes to revolutionize the treatment...
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60% Bias Score
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