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Pig Kidney Removed From Alabama Woman After Organ Rejection

Surgeons removed a genetically engineered pig’s kidney from an Alabama woman after she experienced acute organ rejection, NYU Langone Health officials said on Friday. Towana Looney, 53, lived with the kidney for 130 days, which is longer than anyone else has tolerated an organ from a genetically modified animal. She has resumed dialysis, hospital officials […]

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Experts Doubt Kennedy’s Timetable for Finding the Cause of Autism

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, pledged on Thursday to seek out experts globally to discover the reasons for the increasing rates of autism in the United States. “We’ve launched a massive testing and research effort that’s going to involve hundreds of scientists from around the world,” Mr. Kennedy announced at a cabinet […]

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Starlings vanishing from gardens, says conservation charity, RSPB

Helen Briggs BBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs Getty Images Starlings are known for their noisy chatter and distinctive swirling flights known as murmurations Fewer starlings are visiting UK gardens, according to the conservation charity, the RSPB. It says its Big Garden Birdwatch, which took place over the last weekend in January, recorded the lowest number of starlings […]

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Banbury woman sentenced for manslaughter of terminally ill dad

Martin Eastaugh BBC News Reporting fromOxford Crown Court PA Media Lisa Davenport was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Friday A woman described as a “devoted daughter” has received a suspended prison sentence after she admitted the manslaughter of her terminally ill father. Dr Lisa Davenport used a pillow to smother Barrie Davenport, 88, at […]

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Ipswich Buses passengers bemoan fare increases

Alice Cunningham/BBC Ipswich Buses will be changing its fares due to increases in operating costs Bus passengers have criticised a company’s decision to put up fares, as it announced changes due to “increases in operating costs”. Dan Bassett, Ipswich Buses’s managing director, said the company had “tried hard to maintain affordability and offer value for […]

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Hull woman creates community pantry at front of house

A woman has set up a community pantry at the front of her house in Hull to help people who are struggling and needing food. Sarah Dolan set up the Avenues and Dukeries Community Pantry using a cabinet donated by a Perth Street neighbour. She said it was quickly filled with food and toiletries after […]

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