These physicians include Cooley and his rival, Michael DeBakey, whose design Cooley supposedly stole. That artificial heart was an unwieldy honeydew melon-size piece of plastic that pumped blood using compressed air. Cooley’s protégé, Bud Frazier, continued the work of refining artificial hearts, eventually championing a design in which the device doesn’t pump so much as…
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Women with rheumatoid arthritis often notice changes in their symptoms during pregnancy. Many women with this condition have fewer symptoms when they are pregnant, but some may experience a flare during this period. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term disease that primarily affects the joints, causing them to swell, stiffen, lose function, and ache. People…
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Advertisement Mark Zuckerberg performed for his followers on Facebook while Marc Benioff of Salesforce (and now Time) led a live congregation in San Francisco. By Rachel Levin Sept. 17, 2018 [embedded content] Sure, it’s been around since biblical times, but suddenly the shofar is trending among Bay Area billionaires. Well, O.K., only two leading tech…
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The amount of testosterone a person has in their body can vary throughout their life. Levels depend on a person’s age, sex, and health. Males usually have much higher levels of testosterone in their body than females. Testosterone is a hormone known as an androgen. Although primarily known as a male sex hormone, females also…
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Advertisement Front Burner Felix Roasting Co. on Park Avenue South makes coffee from scratch, mostly. Image A hickory smoked s’mores latte at Felix Roasting Co.CreditCreditMoya McAllister for The New York Times Sept. 17, 2018 The new Felix Roasting Co. coffee bar and cafe makes a strong visual statement, with custom wallpapers, intricate stone flooring and…
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Advertisement Front Burner Kalustyan’s in Murray Hill will roast fresh chiles and sell them by the pound for one day only. Image CreditCreditSasha Maslov for The New York Times Sept. 17, 2018 Fresh seasonal green chiles from Hatch, N.M., are now available at Kalustyan’s market. On Saturday afternoon, the shop will be roasting chiles for…
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Advertisement Front Burner A new Patrón tequila uses older, traditional methods to imbue the spirit with a distinctive smokiness. Image CreditCreditSonny Figueroa/The New York Times Sept. 17, 2018 Mezcal appears to be teaching tequila a thing or two. For years, especially at the higher end, tequilas were becoming so refined that the spirit’s typical vegetal…
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