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Dr. Khaled Zamel
Seizures and Epilepsy in Children: How Qatar is advancing genetic diagnostic research Epilepsy remains widely misunderstood, both by the public and, at times, the broader medical community, despite being one of the most common neurological conditions of childhood. However, the care of children with epilepsy is being transformed globally as genetic research improves diagnostics and treatment pathways. Over the past…
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Advancing the Future of Lung Transplantation: How UCLA Health Is Transforming Organ Preservation
Innovation in organ preservation is transforming the future of lung transplantation. At UCLA Health, decades of research, surgical expertise and clinical innovation recently culminated in the world’s first lung transplant using donor lungs transported with a next-generation warm-perfusion preservation system. More than a technological achievement, it represents a significant step toward improving donor organ quality, expanding transplant opportunities and ultimately…
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A New Era in Transplant Medicine: UCLA Health Performs the World’s First Bladder Transplant
It’s 2 am. Nima Nassiri, MD, has just removed a bladder from a research donor and is attempting to flush it with solution – a critical step that will determine if he is able to keep the blood supply to the organ intact. He’s been here before – but prior attempts weren’t always successful. This time it works. Dr. Nassiri…
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University of Benghazi Reopens in Historic Milestone After 11 Years of Closure
On September 4, 2026, the University of Benghazi officially reopened all its faculties and facilities following the completion of a comprehensive reconstruction and rehabilitation project implemented by the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, headed by its Director General, Engineer Belqasim Khalifa Haftar. The reopening marked a major national and historic milestone in the journey of higher education in Libya, bringing…
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Illinois’ first quadruple-organ transplant of its kind saves UChicago Medicine patient with cystic fibrosis
Just over a year ago, Jasmine Jones was found half-conscious in her bedroom by her mother. She was rushed to the hospital, where tests revealed her liver was failing. It was the culmination of a lifetime spent battling cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease where the body makes abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and digestive system. The…
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UCLA Health – Winning the Lottery with a Clinical Trial to Treat Pancreatic Cancer
Kalinda Ukanwa Zeiger knew all the grim statistics associated with pancreatic cancer, the nation’s third deadliest cancer. Still, she had pivotal moments during her treatment where she felt like she’d won the lottery. Ukanwa Zeiger qualified for a clinical trial, developed by UCLA Health faculty, that is showing promising early results for patients whose tumors must be shrunk in order…
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UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center – The scientist designing a tailored attack on glioblastoma
“Being able to offer patients even a glimmer of hope is inspiring,” said Dr. Nathanson, a professor of molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a member of the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. In graduate school at UCLA, Dr. Nathanson encountered cancer research, where he was drawn to both the intellectual…
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Bright idea: Drug infusion lights up small lung cancer tumors to guide complex surgery
One of Jane Jud’s three cancerous lung nodules was small and in a hard-to-reach spot in her left upper lobe. It would be difficult for her surgeons to locate and extract it. But during Jud’s surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine in February 2026, doctors used a novel fluorescent imaging agent that gave her lung cancer cells a bright…
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RNS offers hope for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy as surgery alternative, study shows
For many living with epilepsy, medication is effective. “However, a third of patients with epilepsy are refractory to medications,” explains Dawn S. Eliashiv, MD, professor of neurology and co-director of the UCLA Seizure Disorder Center. “That means they didn’t respond to two medications and still have seizures.” Historically, the next step involved surgery to remove the brain tissue generating seizures.…
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Dr. Ziyad R. Mahfoud
WCM-Q Research Methods Training: improving research literacy and output among healthcare professionals “Over half of participants indicated that the program supported them in drafting manuscripts, with a substantial proportion progressing to publication.” The Research Methods Training program is a dynamic educational initiative designed to equip healthcare professionals with the skills needed to confidently navigate scientific research. An initiative of Weill Cornell…
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