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Breast implants used in lifesaving surgery after lungs removed from man’s body | US News
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Surgeons have given a man suffering from a debilitating lung condition a new lease of life by using breast implants in an unprecedented procedure. After Davey Bauer from Missouri caught the flu a few months ago, he developed a lung infection that was resistant to antibiotics. He had a prolonged history of smoking and vaping.…
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Why does heartbreak hurt? The science behind what happens to your brain and your body | Science & Tech News
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Breakups are not much fun. Whether it’s your first time through it or an unfortunate familiarity, there are few more agonising gut punches. Doubts and insecurities aplenty; wondering where, how and why things changed; and like an agonising Lionesses World Cup run, an overwhelming sense of “what if”. Being a “science and tech journalist” has…
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Pig kidney keeps working in human body for over a month | Science & Tech News
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A genetically modified pig kidney transplanted into a brain-dead patient over a month ago is still working normally, researchers have found. The procedure was carried out by a team of surgeons in New York on 14 July, and researchers are now tracking the kidney’s performance for a second month. It is the longest period a…