Penn Highlands Adds Two General Surgeons to Staff
DUBOIS – A pair of surgeons are now on board as new medical staff members of Penn Highlands Healthcare.Doctor Kathryn Fitzgerald and Doctor Matthew Denson have joined the team... Read More.
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Surgeons transplant worlds first genetically edited pig kidney into living human
(BOSTON) -- A surgical team said Thursday it has conducted the world's first genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a living human.During a four-hour procedure earlier this month, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital connected the pig kidney's blood vessels and ureter -- the duct... Read More.
Surgeons perform kidney transplants in cats amid rising demand for advanced pet care
(ATHENS, Ga.) -- Some cats battling kidney disease are getting a second chance at life, thanks to a pioneering kidney transplant program at the University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital.Dr. Chad Schmiedt leads the initiative and is one of only a handful of surgeons... Read More.
Four former surgeons general join call for ‘National Vaccine Day’
By ZOE MAGEE, ABC News
(NEW YORK) -- Four former surgeons general are joining a campaign calling for a National Vaccine Day to "focus our nation's attention on the importance of vaccination."In a letter exclusively obtained by ABC News, the doctors... Read More.
