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What it's Like to Be 18 and on Your Third Heart
A few months before her 13th birthday, a doctor told Carlee Baladez that she would need a second transplant.
This 600-Pound Preserved Blue Whale Heart Will Last 1,000 Years
It's the first preserved blue whale heart in the world.
Scientists Did a Health Study at Oktoberfest Because Nothing Is Sacred
And they found bad stuff about drinking.
I Got a Heart Transplant When I Was 13
Almost a decade later, I know it's a treatment and not a cure.
What It’s Like to Eat a Three-Course Valentine’s Day Meal Alone
It is 12 noon on a grey Tuesday in the middle of February as I sit here, in a red nylon frock, preparing to eat a three-course Valentine’s Day meal alone. Entirely alone.
Chill Out, Beef Heart Has Been Allowed in Burgers for Decades
Confusion over existing USDA standards recently led to a spate of headlines proclaiming that beef heart would soon make an appearance in American ground beef. We regret to inform you that it may have been there all along.
Robotic Hugs Could Keep Failing Hearts Beating
Silicone sleeves might one day keep people with heart failure alive.
Your Heartbeat Could Be a Better Password Than Whatever You’re Using Now
It's another step forward in biometric verification.
Implantable Cardiac Devices Could Be Vulnerable to Hackers, FDA Warns
St. Jude Medical has issued a software patch to address the problem.
Apparently It's Way Too Easy to Hack Someone's Pacemaker
A new report highlights troubling security weaknesses in the lifesaving devices.