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Fred Hutch foam breakthrough boosts gene therapy

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle are testing a simple idea with surprisingly big potential: a special type of foam that makes gene therapy more efficient.
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Louisiana hospital implements AI-powered technology to support AFib treatment

Ochsner Health is the first health care provider in Louisiana to offer artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology to support treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib), a condition affecting more than 6.1 million Americans.
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A Fred Hutch clinical trial gave this cancer patient a chance and he’s been running with it for 22 years

Clinical trial participants are often the unsung heroes of medicine. Clinical research investigates new ways to prevent, detect and treat illness, and the courageous patients who participate in it play a foundational role in that process.
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Robots, dogs and Legos help kids cope during hospital visits

Robin — an interactive, human-assisted robot — is an innovative tool that’s helping make hospital visits less stressful for pediatric patients at the UMass Memorial Medical Center – Children’s Medical Center.
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Two heart transplants in one day showcase cardiac transplant team

A heart transplant comes close to a miracle for those who need it. It takes many hands to make that miracle happen: A team including surgeons, operating room staff, heart and lung machine specialists, physicians and others must work together to ensure a successful surgery. It’s a careful balance, and one that the Medical University of South Carolina recently pulled off twice in one day.
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Intermountain Health Nurses in Colorado Link Bra Fit, Fabric to Heart Surgery Outcomes

There are a number of factors that may complicate recovery from open-heart surgery, but for female patients, bra size and fit shouldn’t be one of them.
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One heart, three lives: How Duke Health is revolutionizing pediatric heart transplants

The Duke team performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, a type of partial heart transplant, which Duke pioneered in 2022.
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Baby is thriving after innovative procedure to shrivel lemon-sized cyst

A team at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital in Connecticut performed a minimally invasive procedure on a 3-day-old baby who had been diagnosed with a lymphatic malformation in utero.