3D imaging reveals neural vicious cycle in fatty liver disease
With the application of a novel three-dimensional imaging technology, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that one portion of the autonomic nervous system in the liver undergoes severe degeneration in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The study, which is conducted in…
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French firm makes first sale of artificial heart
French prosthetics maker Carmat said Monday it had sold one of its artificial hearts for the first time since its 2008 founding, for implantation into an Italian patient awaiting a transplant. The operation “was performed by the team headed by…
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Food allergies took our daughters from us. We must act now
Food allergies took our darling daughters from us. We must act now before others suffer the same fate, say two mothers united by grief The first time I met Tanya, we just hugged and cried and cried,’ recalls Emma Turay. …
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Could poop transplants help treat COVID-19?
Poop transplants may have helped two patients with risk factors avoid severe COVID-19, a new case report suggests. But the study was only based on two patients and so the improvement could have occurred by chance or as a result…
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England to Demand Vaccination Proof for Clubs, Mass Events
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that English nightclubs and other venues with large crowds will require patrons to present proof of full vaccination from the end of September. Clubbers flocked on Monday to the…
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Gartner CIO report: IT spending expected to increase for cyber, analytics, cloud
A Gartner survey of nearly 2,000 chief information officers found that 2021 will be a race to digital innovation, with organizations seeking to keep up the momentum from COVID-19 responses. The 2021 Gartner CIO Agenda survey found that the…
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Study lays out challenges of achieving equity in communication for diverse patients at hospital discharge
A new study by research, quality improvement and health equity experts at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in The American Journal of Managed Care lays out the challenges of achieving equity for diverse patients in communication at hospital discharge. A survey…
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Brittany Cartwright Hits the Gym Amid 'Postpartum Weight Loss Journey'
Getting her sweat on! Three months after giving birth, Brittany Cartwright gave her Instagram followers a glimpse of her weight loss journey. See Celeb Moms Debuting Their Postpartum Bodies Days After Birth “Every story is different and this is mine,”…
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Melbourne extends lockdown as Australia fails to stop outbreak
Australia’s two largest cities are set to stay under tight COVID-19 restrictions as Melbourne on Monday extended a five-day snap lockdown designed to curb a virulent outbreak. “These restrictions simply cannot end at midnight tomorrow night,” Victoria state premier Daniel…
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Medical School Student Influx May Overwhelm Montana Resources
Opening two new medical schools in Montana would stretch and possibly overwhelm the state’s physicians who provide the clinical training that students need to become doctors, according to leaders of a University of Washington medical school program that relies on…
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