6 kidney transplants in 1 day
9/4/2008 |
Johns Hopkins surgeons transplanted a half-dozen kidneys simultaneously, an operation believed to be the first of its kind, hospital officials have announced.
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Explore HIV+ transplants say docs
17/3/2008 |
Research is needed on the possibility of giving HIV-positive kidney patients transplants from HIV-positive donors, according to a group of medical experts.
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Abusers abstain after transplant
25/2/2008 |
The notion that a liver or other organ transplant is wasted on people with a history of alcoholism or drug abuse doesn't hold true, according to a new report.
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Clue to corneal risk
12/2/2008 |
Corneal transplants obtained from donors with cancer or those who have died in a hospital are associated with an increased risk for infection, researchers say.
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New jaw grown in abdomen
4/2/2008 |
Scientists say they have replaced a patient's upper jaw with a bone transplant cultivated from stem cells isolated from his own fatty tissue and grown inside his abdomen.
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Donor marrow vs. organ rejection
25/1/2008 |
Injecting bone marrow from an organ donor allowed kidney transplant patients to be weaned of the intense immunosuppressant drugs usually needed to prevent organ rejection.
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Girl’s blood type changes
24/1/2008 |
An Australian liver transplant patient has made medical history by spontaneously switching over to the immune system of her donor.
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New hope for transplants
24/1/2008 |
Therapies which allow organ transplant recipients to stop taking powerful immunosuppressive drugs are starting to come to fruition.
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Thumbs up to organ donation, UK
15/1/2008 |
British PM adds support to a proposal tallowing doctors to remove organs after a person has died, unless there had been an explicit objection made beforehand.
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Practice kissing every day
3/10/2007 |
When Isabelle Dinoire received the world's first face transplant two years ago, doctors warned she might never be able to kiss again.
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