From smaller incisions to sophisticated instrumentation, HSS has been at the forefront of modern knee replacement since the operation’s inception in 1968. Learn more from the Chief of the Knee Service at HSS. | Hospital for Special Surgery

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JJ was diagnosed in utero with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Survival of infants with HLHS most often requires immediate surgery and subsequent procedures. Many infants die within the first two weeks of life. But JJ would beat the odds despite numerous challenges, including necrotizing enterocolitis and having to be put on ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), a form of life support for people with life-threatening illness or injury. JJ’s family knows that there are more surgerie

Amy is only alive today because an EMT gave her hands-only CPR. The American Heart Association trains 22 million people in CPR every year. We must do more, because losing even one more woman to heart disease or stroke simply isn’t an option. So please, make a donation to the American Heart Association today. | American Heart Association