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See emotional moment after woman who received heart transplant meets donorโs father
Read full article: See emotional moment after woman who received heart transplant meets donorโs fatherOrgan donors are some of the most selfless people in the world, so itโs always emotional when someone who received an organ from a donor can meet their family.
Vasectomy requests increase after the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade
Read full article: Vasectomy requests increase after the Supreme Court overturns Roe v WadeThe new ruling that ended the constitutional right to abortion sparked protests across the country and an increase of men seeking vasectomies, NBC News reports.
Trump frees former aides from ethics pledge, lobbying ban
Read full article: Trump frees former aides from ethics pledge, lobbying banFILE - In this Sept. 29, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump holds up his face mask during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 400,000 in the waning hours in office for Trump. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)WASHINGTON โ President Donald Trump, in one of his final acts of office, released current and former members of his administration from the terms of their ethics pledge, which included a five-year ban on lobbying their former agencies. Trumpโs order authorized the attorney general to investigate any breaches of the ethics pledge and to pursue civil suits if necessary. Trump signed the one-page revocation of the order on Tuesday, and it was released by the White House shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday, hours before his term ends.
NBC faces backlash after agreeing to Trump town hall
Read full article: NBC faces backlash after agreeing to Trump town hallDuring an interview with Biden's running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, Maddow asked whether she was โas mad as everybody elseโ about the Trump town hall. NBC said it agreed to set up the dueling town hall after Trump was administered a coronavirus test Tuesday by the National Institutes of Health. Trump's town hall on NBC is scheduled for an hour. An estimated 6.7 million people saw Biden at an NBC News-sponsored town hall last week. Trump's ABC town hall with Stephanopoulos on Sept. 15 was seen by 3.8 million people, Nielsen said.
The Latest: Trump calls Rush Limbaugh show for MAGA 'rally'
Read full article: The Latest: Trump calls Rush Limbaugh show for MAGA 'rally'President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery/Pool vi AP)
Next Trump-Biden debates uncertain, though Oct. 22 is likely
Read full article: Next Trump-Biden debates uncertain, though Oct. 22 is likelyBiden's campaign then suggested the event be delayed a week until Oct. 22, which is when the third and final debate was already scheduled. Next, Trump countered again, agreeing to a debate on Oct. 22 โ but only if face to face โ and asking that a third contest be added on Oct. 29, just before the election. The Oct. 22 debate in Nashville, Tennessee, is scheduled to feature a format similar to the first. Bidenโs campaign has suggested that it be modified to the โtown meetingโ format, though the Trump campaign has not weighed in. As he campaigned in Arizona, Biden said he would indeed attend the Oct. 22 debate.
An abundance of risk, not caution, before Trump's diagnosis
Read full article: An abundance of risk, not caution, before Trump's diagnosisBut to retrace some of his steps over the last week is to see risk at multiple turns and an abundance of opportunity for infection. The White House worked furiously to swap out staff who had been in close contact with Hicks and replace them with others. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany did not make the trip. White House officials said they began learning of Hicksโ positive test after Trump boarded Marine One to start his journey to New Jersey. And masks still won't be required on the White House grounds for all West Wing employees.
WATCH: President Donald Trump, Joe Biden have their first presidential debate
Read full article: WATCH: President Donald Trump, Joe Biden have their first presidential debateOn Tuesday night, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden took part in their first debate. The debate was held at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. The 90-minute, commercial-free program was divided into 15-minute topical segments opened with a question from the moderator. Each candidate had two minutes to respond before the moderator facilitated discussion on the topic.
Trump, Biden prepare to debate at a time of mounting crises
Read full article: Trump, Biden prepare to debate at a time of mounting crisesGuests for the first presidential debate take their seats, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
2nd presidential debate host withdraws amid virus outbreak
Read full article: 2nd presidential debate host withdraws amid virus outbreakWASHINGTON The University of Notre Dame has become the second university to withdraw as the host of one of this fall's three scheduled presidential debates amid the coronavirus pandemic. The university was set to host the inaugural face-off between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on Sept. 29. The first debate will now be hosted by Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday. The commission has selected Cleveland Clinic as its health adviser for all three presidential debates and the one scheduled vice presidential debate. John Jenkins said the university made this difficult decision because the necessary health precautions would have greatly diminished the educational value of hosting the debate on our campus.The University of Michigan was scheduled to host the second presidential debate but withdrew last month.
World's first kidney transplant using single-incision robot performed
Read full article: World's first kidney transplant using single-incision robot performedDoctors at the Cleveland Clinic have performed the world's first kidney transplant using a single-port robot. CLEVELAND, Ohio - Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic have performed the world's first kidney transplant using a single-port robot, according to a release from the Cleveland Clinic. The single-port kidney transplant enables all surgical instruments and the donor kidney to be placed through one small abdominal incision. Dr. Jihad Kaouk and his team were the first hospital in the country to successfully perform a robotic single-port prostatectomy and kidney cancer surgery in September 2018. This robotic single-port technique could be an alternative for patients dealing with obesity or challenging anatomy, doctors say.
Clinic conducts first laparoscopic living donor liver transplant
Read full article: Clinic conducts first laparoscopic living donor liver transplantIt was the first time the Cleveland Clinic did the surgery laparoscopically making a few tiny incisions in the abdomen to remove a piece of the liver. CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Clinic just completed a unique liver transplant surgery, and they're hoping it encourages more people to step forward to help save lives. The surgery was done by Dr. Choon Hyuck David Kwon, who said only about 5 % of liver donations come from living donors. Dr. Kwon, the director of Laparoscopic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, said he hopes the minimally invasive surgery encourages more donors to consider making a liver donation. The surgery was done in August, with Nikko Velazquez donating a piece his liver to his girlfriend's father, Abraham Aviv.
Baby Girl Is Born From Deceased Uterus for the 1st Time in the U.S.
Read full article: Baby Girl Is Born From Deceased Uterus for the 1st Time in the U.S.The woman who donated the uterus might be long gone, but a baby girl born from the donated organ is alive and well. For the first time in U.S. history, a mother who received a womb transplant from a dead donor gave birth to a healthy baby. The Cleveland Clinic said their trial specifically uses the organ of a deceased donor, to eliminate risk to any healthy living donor. She gave birth via cesarean section in June after a successful pregnancy. We are grateful to the donor and her family, their generosity allowed our patients dream to come true and a new baby to be born, Tzakis said.