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Bright Uro announced its company launch with $6 million in total funding, including a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

SALT LAKE CITY — At 11, Sam Hoopes began taking medication for a stomach condition. He didnt realize then what it would lead to today, nor did he understand the number of lives it would impact. Hoopes was the first of many successful live liver transplants performed by doctors at Intermountain Healthcare after hospitals opened back up for surgeries after COVID-19 shut down hospitals last spring. The conditions of the pandemic actually created an environment in which the organ transplant progr...

Deseret News Intermountain Healthcare experiences record number of transplants in 2020 Share this story Sam Hoopes SALT LAKE CITY — At 11, Sam Hoopes began taking medication for a stomach condition. He didn’t realize then what it would lead to today, nor did he understand the number of lives it would impact. Hoopes was the first of many successful live liver transplants performed by doctors at Intermountain Healthcare after hospitals opened back up for surgeries after COVID-19 shut down hos...

A wear shlable wearable system that powers hip and knee motion. >> this is what i use to communicate with the device. a small gray sensor right here. and so it senses when i lean forward and shift my weight from one foot to another. >> reporter: hes the first american and the first active duty service member to own one. a nearly $70,000 investment fda approved but not yet covered by insurance. for now, derek spends most of his time in his wheelchair, but some day he hopes to leave it behind. cap...

Bob woodruff foundation stand up for heroes. stars like bruce springsteen, louis c.k. a night to honor the men and women who answered americas call. in this room of giants, none taller than marine corps captain derek herrera. a snipers bullet in afghanistan in 2012 nearly took his life. not his grit. >> i knew immediately i was paralyzed from the chest down. the bullet entered my shoulder and lodged in my spine. i didnt really know what the extent of that injury would be. whether it was permanen...