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Neenah man reunites with the nurse who saved his life during heart attack, four years later

NEENAH, Wis. (WFRV) – In 2022, Mike Yonkers was volunteering at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah when he began feeling pressure in his chest, something he had felt for two weeks. “I was just ...
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Cardiology consults post-surgery may reduce heart risks and mortality rates

An estimated 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery worldwide each year. A new study, published in the European Heart Journal today (Thursday), suggests that deaths and serious heart disease ...

How Surgeons Used “Breast Implants” to Keep a Heart Beating Without Lungs for 48 Hours

Northwestern Medicine surgeons kept a 33-year-old man alive for 48 hours without lungs using a Total Artificial Lung system ...

Alberta heart, cancer patients waiting too long for critical surgery, health experts warn

While a record number of surgeries is being performed in the province, the number of people on Alberta's waitlist is longer ...
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After a 327-day wait for a new heart, one CT family's story highlights the stakes of organ donation

In 2025, New England Donor Services coordinated more than 640 organ donations, resulting in 1,692 transplants.

High court ends 19-year battle for Punjab teacher denied full heart surgery claim: ‘Govt should be liberal’

The key legal issue before the Punjab and Haryana High Court was whether medical bills could be restricted to AIIMS rates ...