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February 19, 2025
The World’s smallest heart pumps have been FDA approved for use in children after proving remarkably effective in adults for the past year or so.
The device is called Impella 5.5, and is about the size of a pencil.
This video shows the device as well as some footage of implant surgery:
In Barcelona, Ugandan athlete Jacob Kiplimo destroyed the half marathon world record, becoming the first person to break the 57 minute barrier with a time of 56 minutes, 42 seconds.
The previous record was held by Ethiopia’s Ymif Kejelcha… which was 57:30 set in 2024 in a marathon in Valencia.
You can watch the final moments of the marathon here (no other athletes are even in sight, he’s so far ahead!) here:
And you can see a little more of the race as well as Kiplimo’s comments afterward here:
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