61-year-old with total heart block gets leadless capsule pacemaker

Pune: A leadless capsule pacemaker — a wireless device — was successfully implanted in a 61-year-old man's heart with complete blockage through a minimally invasive catheter-based procedure, with the ...

EPA moves to weaken pollution limits on chemical used to sterilize medical equipment

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical ...

Deep learning model predicts which heart-failure patients will worsen within a year

Characterized by weakened or damaged heart musculature, heart failure results in the gradual buildup of fluid in a patient's lungs, legs, feet, and other parts of the body. The condition is chronic ...
Medscape

Intraperitoneal Insulin an Option for Select T1D Patients

An upcoming international position statement will clarify the small number of patients for whom the MiniMed Implantable Infusion Pump might be considered appropriate.
University of California

First UCSF Health patient to move from total artificial heart to transplant

Milestone procedure gives young father with advanced heart failure a new heart and new future with his family.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

EPA proposes weaker pollution limits for chemical used to sterilize medical devices

Ethylene oxide plays a crucial role in sterilizing lifesaving medical devices, including pacemakers and syringes, but long-term exposure can cause leukemia and other types of cancer among people who ...
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EPA proposes changes to air pollution limits for ethylene oxide

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration ...