Saluting an Exemplary Heart Surgeon
Cardiac surgery is not for the timid or nervy. In the operating room, there is no room for doubt. … Continue readingSaluting an Exemplary Heart Surgeon
Category: Medical
Covid-19 Cases Resurge
There’s a resurgence in Covid-19 cases, with more than 704m people being afflicted and 7m dead as of April 13, 2024, as per Worldometer Corona Virus estimates. There were 112m cases in the US, followed by 45m in India, 40m in France, 38m each in Germany and Brazil, 34m in South Korea, and 33m in Japan. Singapore ranked 41st with 3m cases. … Continue readingCovid-19 Cases Resurge
Nurture Our Nightingales
Think about this: It was probably a nurse who first opened your eyes when you were born; it will probably be a nurse who will close your eyes when you die. That’s because more than 80% of us will die in the cold confines of a hospital, instead of in our homes. … Continue readingNurture Our Nightingales
Illegal organs biz worth US$1.7b?
The global trade in illegal human organs was worth between US$840 million and US$1.7 billion last year, according to a study released by Global Financial Integrity in March 2017. … Continue readingIllegal organs biz worth US$1.7b?
Will Computers Decide Who Gets Organs?
Will an algorithm – instead of a human – decide who gets a replacement kidney or a liver or a heart? Yes. Not just any algorithm, but one using AI (artificial intelligence). … Continue readingWill Computers Decide Who Gets Organs?
A Heart-Warming Story
This is the story that needs to be told. It’s about a little British boy named Max Johnson, age 10, at the door of death, waiting for a heart. This is also the story of a little British girl named Keira Ball, age 9, with a heart of gold. She saved the lives of Max and three other kids. … Continue readingA Heart-Warming Story
Teach Organ Donation in High School?
Should high-school students be taught about organ and tissue donations? Yes, according to a Bill that’s currently being debated in the state of Maryland in the US. … Continue readingTeach Organ Donation in High School?
Consciousness in a Coma
He was in a clinically certified comatose state for 23 years! But he was conscious all, or most of the time. This is the strange story of Mr Rom Houben, a Belgian who was born in 1963 and suffered a car crash in 1983 that left him in a coma. Or did it? … Continue readingConsciousness in a Coma