How New Advances in Organ Transplants Are Saving Lives
Advances are increasing the supply of organs. But this isn’t enough. Enter the genetically modified donor pig
Advances are increasing the supply of organs. But this isn’t enough. Enter the genetically modified donor pig
Surgeons transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a human for the second time ever, and the recipient is continuing to recover more than three weeks later
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The party drug MDMA could soon be approved for treating people with severe PTSD.
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The COVID pandemic caused a U.S.-wide decline in fertility rates, but red states actually saw increases
What you pay for tests, vaccines, and medicine will change
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