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Advice About Attending Weddings & Other Gatherings

With weddings and other big gatherings this summer, some people wonder if they should attend, and if they do, how to stay safe. An expert from the Cleveland Clinic gives his advice on how to attend gatherings and still protect yourself...
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Tracking Brain Surgery When Patients Are Wide Awake

Brain surgery teams are always looking for ways to improve the operations. Having a patient who is wide awake and communicating with the team during the surgery adds another layer of complication.  An innovative tool designed at the Mayo Clinic can help make the operations more efficient, according to its designer...
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Drugs That Can Treat COVID and May Prevent the Next Pandemic

Scientists are working on drugs that could work against COVID-19. More importantly, these drugs could possibly knock out a future pandemic by stopping the spread before it gets started...
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A New Way to See Into The Heart

Machines that can give doctors a better look inside patients’ organs can make treating disease so much more efficient. Experts at the Mayo Clinic are using an innovative 4-D tool to look deeply into a patient’s heart during cardiac procedures. Doctors say it’s making the procedures more efficient and easier on patients...
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CDC Issues New Rules on Masking

New information about how contagious the Delta variant of COVID-19 is has prompted the CDC to bring back the recommendation that people -- even fully vaccinated individuals -- should wear masks in indoor public spaces, especially if they live in areas where COVID-19 cases are surging...
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When An Intestine Transplant is the Best Answer

A tragic accident destroyed a man’s intestines and doctors said an intestine transplant was the best solution. But intestine transplants are extremely risky and rare. Fortunately, this one worked, and the man is back on the job—living a normal life...
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Lifesaving Kidney Transplant

Doctors do a complex, but life-saving procedure to successfully transplant a dad’s kidney into his infant son. It was the first time doctors had attempted the operation, and the results are both heart-warming and uplifting...
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Correcting a Potentially Fatal Heart Rhythm

Heart rhythm disorders can be extremely dangerous if left untreated. A patient who previously had to have rescue teams regularly treat his heart rhythm disorder gets an innovative procedure that takes care of the problem...
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