Many people are currently waiting for an organ donation, and some of those waiting may die before a suitable organ is found. However some researchers think that we will be able to grow organs in animals to be then safely transplanted into humans. This is the first of two features about medicine's use of animals for human tissue and organ transplantation.

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Folge vom 25.10.2021Chimeras in medicine: xenotransplantation
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Folge vom 18.10.2021COVID-19 boosters; the big uptake for digital health; cholesterol in different age groups; amputation decision aidAs the world opens up after COVID-19, what should we know about further vaccination; cholesterol studies in different age groups; digital health and how it helps health care.
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Folge vom 11.10.2021Malaria and vector-borne diseases, the Hippocratic Oath, the best way to treat snake biteMalaria and the implications of a vaccine for it; a new book about what happens to the Hippocratic Oath when it's in the real world; and, if you are bitten by a snake - what next?
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Folge vom 04.10.2021The widespread gender bias in healthcareThe gender bias in healthcare is pervasive and causes harm when women receive worse treatment during a heart attack, are denied proper pain relief when in pain or when less likely to receive timely access to critical health interventions.