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Jan 22 2026HEALTH

A Big Year for Organ Transplants at Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic hit a new high in 2025 with 2, 065 organ transplants. This beats their old record from 2024 by 59 transplants. The clinics in Minnesota, Arizona, and Florida all worked together to make this happen. This big number shows how far organ transplant tech has come. New research and tools hav

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Apr 09 2025HEALTH

TB Detection: The Light at the End of the Tunnel

TB, or tuberculosis, is a serious bacterial infection that spreads easily and is a major global health problem. It is a leading cause of death. The usual ways to spot TB have big problems. They are often complicated, expensive, and not very good at picking up the disease early. This is where electro

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Feb 14 2025HEALTH

Seeing Inside Us: The Evolution of 3D Body Scans

Doctors have come a long way from the days of blurry x-rays. Back then, it was like trying to read a smudged book. Doctors had to guess what they were seeing. It was tough and not very accurate. Now, imagine a super camera that takes pictures from all angles and combines them into a 3D view. That's

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Jan 31 2025HEALTH

Fighting Cancer With Beams: Uganda's Journey in Radiation Therapy

In Uganda, the journey of radiation therapy has been one with ups and downs. In the late 1980's, the first step was to introduce radiation treatment units. This was the start of something big in Uganda. These units were used to figure out the best radiation doses for patie

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