Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies aged 62
The US hospital which carried out the operation said Rick Slayman’s death was not a result of the transplant. Source link
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Snoop Dogg's daughter Cori Broadus cried after suffering stroke aged 24
Cori Broadcast says she “started breaking down crying” after being told she had had a stroke at 24. Source link
Dolly the sheep creator Ian Wilmut dies aged 79
The use of human embryonic material was controversial and so research into so-called therapeutic cloning was banned in many countries, including several states in the US. But years after the birth of Dolly, Japanese researchers built on Prof Wilmut’s work and found a way of creating cells that behaved in the same way as embryonic … Read more
Youngsters neglecting aged parents is not a happy development: HC
“Nowadays a section of youngsters is failing to look after the aged and ailing parents, and the number is swelling. This is not a happy development,” the High Court of Karnataka has observed while rejecting a petition filed by two persons, who challenged a direction given to them by a tribunal to pay monthly maintenance … Read more
Self-harm hospital admissions up 22% for children aged eight to 17
In the year ending March 2022, there were more than 25,000 hospital admissions across the UK for self-harm among children aged eight to 17. This was the highest figure for any age group and made up more than a quarter of total self-harm admissions. In the 12 months prior, there were just under 21,000 admissions … Read more
Child aged 12 dies of invasive strep A in London
The Year 8 student was a pupil at Colfe’s School in Lee. Source link
Bill Turnbull: Former BBC Breakfast presenter dies aged 66
“There was a warmth to his broadcasting which people who watch Breakfast television every day knew,” he said. “But perhaps what they forgot was what a bloody good journalist he was. This was a man who’d been a correspondent in Washington, who travelled 30 countries. He’d been in Moscow, he’d covered wars, he’d reported on … Read more
Dame Deborah James: Cancer campaigner dies aged 40
The host of the You, Me and the Big C podcast had been diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016. Source link
CDC Panel Backs Moderna Vaccine for Those Aged 6-17
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An expert panel from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine be approved for kids between the ages of 6 and 17. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) endorsed the … Read more
Luc Montagnier, co-discoverer of HIV, dies aged 89
The French virologist jointly won the Nobel Prize but later drew criticism for unscientific claims. Source link