Man receives first minimally invasive double-lung transplant in US
LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) A Huntington Beach man has had a second chance at life after he received the nation’s first ever minimally invasive double-lung transplant.
57-year-old Frank Coburn was beginning his second chapter, enjoying life with his loving bride of more than 30 years, and the success of his two adult daughters, when the avid biker started experiencing shortness of breath.
57-year-old Frank Coburn was beginning his second chapter, enjoying life with his loving bride of more than 30 years, and the success of his two adult daughters, when the avid biker started experiencing shortness of breath.
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Why women should monitor blood pressure differently, according to a new study
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A nurse taking a woman s blood pressure.
When you visit the doctor, often the first order of business is wrapping a blood pressure cuff around your arm and looking to the display screen for the magic number. What’s that number, you ask? Less than 120 over 80, or 120/80, measured in millimeters per mercury, is what has long been understood as within the healthy range until now.
If you’re a woman, doctors may have been using the wrong metric for your blood pressure all along, according to a new study published February 15 in the journal Circulation.