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New Dodero Center at UH will Revolutionize Limb Salvage

DAIC

Amputation statistics are bleak, and amputation should be a last resort, said Dr. Shishehbor, President of UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, and Angela and James Hambrick Chair in Innovation at UH. This is why we are passionate about pursuing alternatives to amputation for our patients. When we save a limb, we save a life.

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Ochsner Children’s Hospital Advocates to Close the Gap in Pediatric Heart Care

DAIC

As the only pediatric heart transplant program in Louisiana and the only program in the state to offer advanced mechanical support options for pediatric cardiology patients, Ochsner Children’s Hospital is committed to advocating for additional medical devices to enhance its high-quality care to pediatric patients awaiting transplant.

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University Hospitals Receives Grant for New Limb Preservation Center

DAIC

Amputation statistics are bleak, and amputation should be a last resort, said Dr. Shishehbor, President of UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, and Angela and James Hambrick Chair in Innovation at UH. This is why we are passionate about pursuing alternatives to amputation for our patients. When we save a limb, we save a life.

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Championing Change: Celebrating Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) Women Faculty

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as a behavioral sciences intern at the American Cancer Society. What we do next has the power to usher in an era of medical science where women are represented equally in scientific research, valued, and given the freedom to innovate, enhance human health, and extend lifespan.

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The legal case – naming a few names

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

Such support is provided by a number of government institutions and charities, including the Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Health and Social Care, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK and Wellcome. I don’t think so. I have read some utter bollocks in my life.