Most of us would never imagine that we would someday need an organ transplant. But yet, more than 40,000 people in the United States receive a life-saving organ transplant each year, and more than 100,000 people are on the waiting list.
Each one of us has a genetic makeup passed down to us through our family line. Good or bad, we all carry two copies of each gene (except those on the sex chromosomes X and Y). A combination of nature and nurture both play a role in the complexity of our heart health.
Mike Hadfield recently completed the first marathon of his life. And it happened while he was recovering from cancer in the halls of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
All of the three tests came back negative. But Lory Falk and her primary care provider, Tammy Burke, MD, saw something that gave them both pause. Read the rest of the story.
A device that could revolutionize treatment options for patients with atrial fibrillation is now available through a landmark clinical trial offered at Nebraska Medical Center.
