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Spotlight: Improvements in Wound Treatment

Spotlight: Improvements in Wound Treatment

  • Post author:MedCure Info
  • Post published:April 8, 2018
  • Post category:Body Donation/Medcure/Medical Advancements

  Everyone will experience a wound at some point in their life, be it a scrape, a small cut, or a surgical incision. What people once consider to be a life threatening injury…

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Medical History Moment – First Artificial Heart Implant

Medical History Moment – First Artificial Heart Implant

  • Post author:MedCure Info
  • Post published:April 4, 2018
  • Post category:Medcure/Medical Advancements

 Source: Adobe StockIn April of 1969, a patient by the name of Haskell Karp was in desperate need of a new heart. Karp, who was suffering from severe heart failure,…

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Spotlight: Organ Transplant Training for Surgeons

Spotlight: Organ Transplant Training for Surgeons

  • Post author:MedCure Info
  • Post published:February 14, 2018
  • Post category:Medcure/Medical Advancements

One of the most amazing and impactful medical advancements in the last century was the development of life-saving organ transplant techniques. Over 28,000 people in America receive much needed organ…

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Spotlight: Less Invasive Dental Surgery

Spotlight: Less Invasive Dental Surgery

  • Post author:MedCure Info
  • Post published:January 13, 2018
  • Post category:Body Donation/Medcure/Medical Advancements

 The practice of dentistry has a long history, dating back as far as 2600 BC. However, these early methods are virtually unrecognizable as dentistry by our modern standards, and may…

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Medical History Moment – Human Blood Types Discovered

Medical History Moment – Human Blood Types Discovered

  • Post author:MedCure Info
  • Post published:January 6, 2018
  • Post category:Medcure/Medical Advancements

 Source: AdobeStockWhile doctors had been experimenting with human blood transfusions since the early 1800s, the practice was largely considered dangerous within the medical community prior to the start of the 20th century.…

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Medical History Moment – First Successful Kidney Transplant

Medical History Moment – First Successful Kidney Transplant

  • Post author:MedCure Info
  • Post published:December 23, 2017
  • Post category:Body Donation/Medcure/Medical Advancements

 Dr Murray and his team performing the first successful kidney transplantOn December 23, 1954, Richard Herrick became the first person to receive a successful kidney transplant. The 23 year old…

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Spotlight: EMT and First Responder Training

Spotlight: EMT and First Responder Training

  • Post author:MedCure Info
  • Post published:November 10, 2017
  • Post category:Medcure/Medical Advancements

 EMTs are quite literally life savers. In a medical emergency, a patient’s life often relies on EMTs’ prompt response time and medical care. One of the most helpful skills an…

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Spotlight: Advancements in Orthopedic Medicine

Spotlight: Advancements in Orthopedic Medicine

  • Post author:MedCure Info
  • Post published:October 3, 2017
  • Post category:Body Donation/Medcure/Medical Advancements

 As we age, so too do our bones and joints. Through the years, our bones may suffer breaks or fractures and our joints may sustain injuries or develop arthritis. The…

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Medical History Moment – The Founding of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Medical History Moment – The Founding of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  • Post author:MedCure Info
  • Post published:August 4, 2017
  • Post category:Medcure/Medical Advancements

Image: Adobe Stock On August 4th, 1893, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine opened in Baltimore, MD as the first medical research university in the United States. In its 124 years…

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Medical History Moment – First IVF Baby Born

Medical History Moment – First IVF Baby Born

  • Post author:MedCure Info
  • Post published:July 25, 2017
  • Post category:Medcure/Medical Advancements

 Image: Dmytro SukharevskyiJuly 25th, 1978, 11:47 pm, Louise Joy Brown, the first baby successfully conceived via In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) was born. This method, pioneered by Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards,…

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