MIT engineers create 3D printed hearts to improve surgery
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MIT engineers create 3D printed hearts to improve surgery

Life imitates heart. MIT engineers are 3D printing replicas of patients’ hearts in an attempt to improve replacement valve procedures for those living with heart disease. Scientists are creating custom robotic hearts that match the original form of a patient’s organ, function and blood-pumping ability. “All hearts are different,” Luca…

Life expectancy lowest since 1996 because of COVID, overdoses: CDC
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Life expectancy lowest since 1996 because of COVID, overdoses: CDC

Life expectancy in the United States is at its shortest since 1996, dragged down by an increase in COVID and drug overdose deaths, according to federal data. Coronavirus caused the third-most deaths in the US in 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, with only heart disease…