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Study: Donating a Kidney Safer Than Long Thought

People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday. The study tracked 30 years of living kidney donation and found that by 2022, fewer than 1 of every 10,000 donors died… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. […]

Published on August 28, 2024

How Death Could Become Reversible

Can we come back from the dead? It depends, says a leading expert. Dr. Sam Parnia’s blockbuster book Lucid Dying chronicles decades of research that has led him and other experts to believe that our current methods of reviving those considered clinically dead are… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, […]

Published on August 28, 2024

Study Supports Annual Mammograms After 40

A new study supports the notion that women age 40 and older get a mammogram each year rather than every two years, to help catch breast cancers early.The rate at which mammograms revealed a tumor in its later stages was significantly lower among women who got an annual… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David […]

Published on August 28, 2024