Mayo Clinic doctors are using innovation to improve the lives of people who suffer from congestive heart failure and other chronic heart conditions. The Organ Care System, also known as “heart in a box,” is potentially helping to expand the donor pool, which is crucial, considering that more than 4,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a new heart. That’s according to the organization Donate Life America.
…as Gov’t moves to alter list of PF office bearers
  By NATION REPORTER
THE government has moved to alter the Patriotic Front (PF) list of office bearers and have replaced the original one with that of expelled Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa even when the matter is not yet concluded in the courts of law.
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Cost of living increases as inflation near 13pc
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU
ZAMBIA’S annual inflation rate for November has increased to 12.9 percent owing to price movements of selected food and non-food items.
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‘Forging’ PF’s office records criminal
By NATION REPORTER
THE forging of the list of names of office bearers of the Patriotic Front (PF) by government is nothing but criminal and an abuse of State power with the potential to cause public disorder in the country, Brebnar Changala has warned.
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Study validates Brain Care Score as a way to assess current health habits and risks to future brain health
Individuals can improve their brain care and reduce their risk of developing brain diseases such as dementia and stroke by focusing on a list of 12 steps covering modifiable physical, lifestyle, and social-emotional components of health.
Eating beans found to improve gut health, regulate immune and inflammatory processes in colorectal cancer survivors
Incorporating navy beans into the diet of colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors has the potential to positively impact both gut and host health by modulating markers linked to obesity and disease, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Plastic surgeons ask: What’s the ideal male buttock?
At a time when more men are considering body contouring and gluteal enhancement, an Internet survey provides new information on the “ideal” appearance of the male buttock, reports the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury treatment options could be expanded
A new study published in the journal eGastroenterology provides an updated assessment of the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI). This severe and often fatal condition can occur in patients with cirrhosis.
Study: HIV diagnoses among people born in Ukraine reported by EU/EEA countries in 2022
Across the 30 countries of the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA), 22,995 new HIV diagnoses were reported in 2022. Almost every second new HIV diagnosis (49%, n=11,103) was among migrants, i.e., among people who were not born in the country they were diagnosed in.
Breakthrough in 3D printing could enable access to personalized prosthetic devices anywhere in the world
Lower limb prosthetic sockets could soon be printed in remote locations and even in users’ homes, thanks to a groundbreaking process developed by manufacturing experts at Loughborough University.