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  • 3D-printed model offers chance for surgeons to rehearse heart surgeries
    on March 4, 2026 at 5:03 pm

    Washington State University researchers have developed a 3D-printed model of the left side of the heart that contracts and beats, offering the chance for surgeons and medical students to rehearse important heart surgeries on a model that acts like the real thing.

  • Satellite livers could provide booster function for patients awaiting transplants
    on March 4, 2026 at 12:34 pm

    More than 10,000 Americans who suffer from chronic liver disease are on a waitlist for a liver transplant, but there are not enough donated organs for all of those patients.

  • FDA clears cloud-based AI system to forecast predicted delivery date
    on March 3, 2026 at 3:03 am

    Ultrasound AI, a pioneer in artificial intelligence applications for medical imaging, today announced it has received FDA De Novo clearance for its flagship Delivery Date AI technology, a cloud-based SaMD that determines a Predicted Delivery Date (PDD) solely from standard ultrasound images and seamless integration into current OB/MFM prenatal visit workflows; PDD is provided in real-time for actionable decision-making by the clinical team.

  • Seeing the unseen in bladder cancer surgery
    on March 2, 2026 at 5:53 pm

    Ten years ago, a discussion in Milan set a demanding project in motion. In a meeting between a biologist and a urologist, one question kept returning: why do so many bladder cancer patients face recurrence even after surgery that follows every guideline?

  • Decoding the purpose of fetal yawns in the womb
    on February 26, 2026 at 5:41 am

    Even in the womb, where all oxygen is provided by the parental placenta, fetuses can-and do-yawn. More yawns during observation were associated with a lower weight at birth-potentially indicating mild fetal stress in the womb, according to a study published February 25, 2026 in the open-access journal PLOS One by Damiano Menin, of the Università degli Studi di Ferrara in Italy, and colleagues.