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  • Pioneering U.S. heart surgeon, Denton Cooley, dies at 96

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    Cooley, who also performed the first successful human heart transplant in the United States, founded the Texas Heart Institute and was one of the most celebrated heart surgeons in the world. The Texas native was also known however for a long-running dispute with another world-renowned innovative surgeon in Houston, Dr. Michael DeBakey, over the implant…

  • Pioneering U.S. heart surgeon, Denton Cooley, dies at 96

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    Cooley, who also performed the first successful human heart transplant in the United States, founded the Texas Heart Institute and was one of the most celebrated heart surgeons in the world. The Texas native was also known however for a long-running dispute with another world-renowned innovative surgeon in Houston, Dr. Michael DeBakey, over the implant…

  • WHO declares end of Zika emergency but says virus remains a threat

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    By Stephanie Nebehay and Julie Steenhuysen GENEVA/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Friday declared that Zika no longer constitutes an international emergency, but it stressed a need for a long-term effort to address the virus, which has been linked to birth defects and neurological complications. Officials on WHO's Emergency Committee made clear the…

  • Zika no longer a world public health emergency: WHO

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    The World Health Organization on Friday announced that the Zika virus outbreak, linked to deformations in babies' heads and brains, no longer poses a world public health emergency, though it warned the epidemic remains a challenge. Brazil, the epicentre of the outbreak, has however refused to downgrade the risk, while experts swiftly lashed out against…

  • Tuberculosis spreads to 5 more Alberta cattle: Canada regulator

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    Five more cases of bovine tuberculosis have been confirmed in cattle from the same Alberta herd as a cow slaughtered in the United States in September that was found to have the disease, Canada’s food system regulator said on Friday. “These positive test results indicate transmission between animals has occurred,” said Penny Greenwood, national manager…