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One heart, three lives: How Duke Health is revolutionizing pediatric heart transplants

The Duke team performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, a type of partial heart transplant, which Duke pioneered in 2022.
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University Hospitals partners with NASA to advance space medicine

NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is testing portable, handheld X-ray systems that could allow crews to diagnose injuries such as broken bones or dental issues without returning to Earth.
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Decatur Memorial Hospital marks 60 years of nurse anesthetists training

Decatur Memorial Hospital (DMH) is celebrating a major milestone as its Nurse Anesthesia Program reaches 60 years of educating skilled professionals for Central Illinois and beyond.
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UC Davis Health’s AI-powered solution for type 1 diabetes management

About 2 million Americans — including over 300,000 children and adolescents — live with type 1 diabetes, or T1D.
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UC Davis Health-Developed Technology Translates Brain Signals into Speech with 97% Accuracy

New research out of UC Davis Health in Sacramento, Calif., has the potential to reshape life for people who have lost the ability to speak.

For A-fib Patients, a Life Without Blood Thinners

For years, the first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, has been blood thinners. A-fib, which is a cardiac rhythm abnormality, can lead to other health complications, including strokes — it’s estimated that 90% of all strokes happen in patients who have A-fib.

Bartlett Regional Hospital Connecting Patients to Community Support Agencies

In 2018, collaborating with community partners to better serve its patients in the greater Juneau, Alaska region, Bartlett Regional Hospital implemented an emergency department information exchange system that made possible real-time information sharing that is imperative for coordinated care efforts.

Petersburg Medical Center delivers gentler, more effective breast cancer screenings

Petersburg Medical Center in Petersburg, Alaska, has ushered in a new era of breast cancer detection with the arrival of its advanced 3D mammography machine.

Providence Health System collaborates to provide comprehensive home health services

Providence Health System has partnered with home-based care provider Compassus to offer home health, hospice, community-based palliative care, and private-duty caregiving services to patients across the country.
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Healing comes full circle at Loma Linda University Children’s Health

For Heather Kono, a pediatric oncology nurse at Loma Linda University Children’s Health in California, her journey with the hospital began long before she put on scrubs.