For decades, replacing a failing human heart meant waiting—often desperately—for a donor. But in a hospital in Sydney, that paradigm has begun to shift. Last November, surgeons at St Vincent’s ...

Now, a heart simulator that replicates the complicated movements and functions of a real human heart has been created. The ...

The device uses a magnetically suspended rotor to pump blood throughout the body and lungs at regular intervals—just like a real human heart would. Since the rotor is suspended, it doesn’t rub ...

In early February, an Australian man in his 40s became the first person in the world to leave hospital with a virtually ...