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US Surgeons Report Longest Successful Pig-To-Human Kidney Transplant
US surgeons who transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a brain-dead patient announced Thursday they had ended their experiment after a record-breaking 61 days. 
Climate Change Worsening Heatwaves, Air Quality: UN
Climate change is driving more intense and more frequent heatwaves, which in turn generate a "witch's brew" of pollutants, threatening the health of humans and all living things, the UN warned Wednesday. 
Air Pollution Greatest Global Threat To Human Health, Says Benchmark Study
If the world were to permanently reduce the pollutants to meet the WHO guideline limit, the average person would add 2.3 years onto his or her life expectancy, according to the data. 
Extreme Heat Straining Health Systems: WHO
Experts have blamed the heatwaves on climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels releasing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The UN's WMO weather agency has said repeated high overnight temperatures are a particular health risk. 
Sydney's Former HIV Epicentre Close To Ending Transmission: Research
A study announced at the AIDS conference said people on antiretrovirals who have low but detectible levels of HIV have almost zero risk of sexually transmitting the virus to others. 
Reducing Nitrogen Use Key To Human And Planetary Health: Study
Nearly 80% of Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen, albeit in a gaseous form (N2) of little direct use to most organisms. 
Sperm Count Is Declining At Accelerating Rate Worldwide: Study
Between 1973 to 2018, the concentration of sperm in men not known to be infertile fell by more than 51%, from 101.2 million to 49 million sperm per millimetre of semen, the new study found. 
1 Billion Youth Risk Hearing Loss From Headphones, Venues: Study
It found that 24 percent of the young people had unsafe listening practices while using headphones with devices such as smartphones. 
UK Researchers Cure Man Who Had Covid For 411 Days
Persistent Covid infection -- which is different to long Covid or repeated bouts of the disease -- occurs in a small number of patients with already weakened immune systems. 
TB Firmly On The Rise After Years Of Decline: WHO
TB, which was overtaken by Covid-19 during the worst of the pandemic as the world's biggest infectious killer, claimed an estimated 1.5 million lives in 2020 and 1.4 million in 2019. 
Video Games Could Improve Kids' Brains: Study
Prior research had focused on detrimental effects, linking gaming with depression and increased aggression. 
Chemical Hair Straighteners May Cause Uterine Cancer: Study
Uterine cancer accounts for three percent of all new cancers but is the most common cancer of the female reproductive system, with more than 65,000 new cases and 12,500 deaths are expected in 2022.
