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• COVID Antibody Treatment Is Safe, Effective in Transplant Patients

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• COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II

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• COVID May Worsen Kidney Injury, Study Finds

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• COVID Vaccines May Still Leave Organ Transplant Recipients Unprotected

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• COVID-19 Has Taken a Toll on Organ Donation

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• Despite Medical Advances, People With HIV Still Live Shorter, Sicker Lives

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• Doctors Transplant Gene-Modified Pig Kidneys Into Brain-Dead Patient

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• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans

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• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure

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• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds

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• Eat These Foods, Your Kidneys Will Thank You

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• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe

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• Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk

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• Feds Propose Overhaul of U.S. Organ Transplant System

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• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID

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• Get Moving! Any Sports Can Lower Seniors' Odds of Early Death

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• Getting a Good Night's Sleep Can Add Years to Your Life

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• Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse

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• Healthy Living Boosts Life Span, Even for Former Smokers

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• Healthy Living in Middle Age Really Pays Off in Senior Years

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• Heart Transplant Successful in Young Man Who Survived Severe COVID-19

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• 'Heart-in-a-Box' Can Be Lifesaving, Matching Up Distant Donors With Patients

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• Heart's Electrical Signals Changed in First Pig-to-Human Cardiac Transplant

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• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants

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• Helmetless Bikers Ride 'Donorcycles,' Organ Transplant Experts Warn

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• High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study

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• High Hopes: Optimism Helps Women Live Longer

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• Hispanic, Black Americans on Dialysis Face Higher Risks for Dangerous Infections

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• Hot Stuff: Spicy Foods Can't Harm You, Can They?

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• How Long Do People Want to Live?

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• How to Be a Living Liver Donor

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• Immune System May Hold Secret to Living to 100

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• Immunocompromised? Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Might Still Protect You

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• In Breakthrough Transplant, Man Receives Genetically Modified Pig Heart

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• Innovative Kidney Donor 'Voucher' System Is Saving Lives

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• Irregular, Long Periods Tied to Shorter Life Span

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• Is 6 Hours of Sleep Enough?

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• Is Politics Creating a 'Mortality Gap' for Americans?

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• Kidney Damage Another Consequence of 'Long COVID,' Study Finds

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• Kidney Disease Is Tougher on Men Than Women, and Researchers Now Know Why

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• Kidney Failure Often a COVID-19 Complication

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• Kidney Transplant Patients at High Risk of Fatal COVID-19: Study

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• Kidney Transplant Safe When Organ Donor Has COVID: Study

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• Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19

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• Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age

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• Kidneys' Resilience May Depend on Your Gender, Study Finds

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• Life Expectancy Could Decline Worldwide Due to COVID-19

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• Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most

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• Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic

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• Life-Saving Organ Transplants Plummet During COVID-19 Crisis

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• Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia

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• Live Near a 'Superfund' Site? Your Life Span Might Be Shorter

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• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans

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• Liver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic

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• Living to Age 130:  New Study Projects It Could Happen

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• Longevity Calculator Could Aid Planning After Dementia Diagnosis

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• Losing a Spouse May Be More Lethal for Men

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• Man Who Received First Pig Heart Transplant Has Died

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• Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine

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• Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists

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• Many Kidney Failure Patients Regret Starting Dialysis

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• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage

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• Medicare's Penalties for Poor-Quality Dialysis Centers Aren't Helping: Study

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• Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame

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• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study

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• Missed Getting Your Steps Today? You're Still on Track for Health

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• Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study

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• More Evidence COVID Shots Less Effective for People With Weak Immune Systems

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• Most Kidney Patients OK With Getting Text Reminders on Care

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• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race

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• New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted by Hepatitis C

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• New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant

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• New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death

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• Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications

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• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds

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• On Waitlist for Liver Transplants, Women Die More Often Than Men

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• Organ From Live Donor Best When Child Needs New Kidney

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• Organs Donated by People Who Had COVID Are Safe: Study

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• Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods

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• Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants

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• People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study

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• People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes

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• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID

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• Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients

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• Potato Chips, Fatty Lunches Greatly Raise Your Heart Risks

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• Pregnancy Raises the Risk for Kidney Stones

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• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients

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• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage

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• Regular Weightlifting Could Lengthen Your Life

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• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study

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• Scientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryo With Brain, Beating Heart

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• Scientists Devise Way to Keep Donor Hearts Viable Longer

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• Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death

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• Short Brisk Walk Each Day Could Cut Your Odds of Early Death

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• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives

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• Skipping Meals Could Shave Years Off Your Life

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• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well

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• Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study

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• Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others

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• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients

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• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients

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• Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains

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• That Morning Cup of Coffee May Extend Your Life

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• There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant

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• Thinking of Donating a Kidney? New Data Shows It's Safe

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• Third Vaccine Dose Can Help Shield Transplant Patients From COVID

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• Too Many Sugary Sodas Might Harm Your Kidneys

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• Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life

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• Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors

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• Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s

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• U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving

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• U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row

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• Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer

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• Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study

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• Virus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died

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• Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100

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• Vitamin D Could Help Extend Your Life: Study

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• Want Added Years? Try Volunteering

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• Want to Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms

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• Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

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• What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?

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• When Kidney Transplant Fails, Trying Again Is Best Option: Study

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• Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key

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• Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year

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• Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk

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• With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems

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• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant

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• Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease

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