Mayo Clinic in Arizona has opened its lung transplant program and has completed two lung transplants, a milestone that now completes Mayo’s comprehensive solid organ transplant program, with ability to provide heart, kidney, pancreas, liver and now lung transplants. Mayo received approval by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to launch a lung transplant… Continue reading Mayo Clinic in Arizona Opens Lung Transplant Program
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ThirdAge Health Close-Up: Smoking and Your Eyesight
Editor’s note: Smoking is the leading, preventable cause of death and disease in the U.S. Each year tobacco use kills more than 480,000 Americans. Smoking cause’s immediate damage to the body and it can lead to serious long-term health problems. In fact, for every smoking-related death, at least 30 Americans live with a smoking-related illness. … Continue reading ThirdAge Health Close-Up: Smoking and Your Eyesight