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By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is facing major changes, with five senior leaders stepping down Tuesday.These exits follow three other recent departures, meaning that as many as one-third of the agency’s top leaders have now …
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By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Chinese woman is the third person in the world living with a gene-edited pig kidney, and nearly three weeks after surgery, doctors say she’s doing well.The woman, reportedly 69 years old, had kidney failure for eight years before …
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