For the first time, a new generation of artificial heart has been used in the United States

Jul 31, 2021

A surgery nurse puts on gloves before procedures on a patient with MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) in the operating theatre of the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin (UKB) hospital in Berlin February 29, 2008. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY) - RTR1XQJV

The surgery took place at Duke University Hospital. Image: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

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