1st kidney transplant surgeon dies
Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who performed the world's first successful kidney transplant and won a Nobel Prize for his pioneering work, has died.
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Riceville woman fighting for heart transplant
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Mother has pioneering treatment using cells from dead patients that could potentially cure diabetes
Assistant headteacher Ann Adair, from Birmingham, who suffers from type one diabetes, has undergone the operation to replace the vital Islet Cells.
US organ transplant pioneer Murray dies at 93: family
Dr. Joseph Murray, who won the Nobel Prize for performing the first-ever successful organ transplant, died late Monday in Boston at the age of 93, his family said.
Shoppers urged to join organ register – Forfar Dispatch
Forfar DispatchShoppers urged to join organ registerForfar DispatchIn a bid to help the 600 Scots who are desperately waiting on a life-saving transplant, local shoppers were urged to have a chat about organ donation and sign up to the NHS Organ Donor …
Dr. for 1st kidney transplant has died
Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who performed the world's first successful kidney transplant and won a Nobel Prize for his pioneering work, has died in Boston. He was 93.
Cell Transplantation reports islet cell advancement increases impact on transplantation
( Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair ) Transplanted islet cells are challenged by hypoxic conditions and host immune reactions. When smaller islets were grouped into clusters (ICCs) they were found to be less susceptib…
Kidney transplant pioneer Joseph Murray dead at 93
Murray and colleagues performed first kidney transplant in 1954 on 23-year-old Richard Herrick, who had kidney failure
More new drugs a bad fit with grapefruit – KFVS
Telegraph.co.ukMore new drugs a bad fit with grapefruitKFVSOrgan transplant rejection drugs, such as cyclosporine (Sandimmune and Neoral),. Certain cardiovascular drugs, such as amiodarone (Cordarone and Nexterone), clopidogrel and apixaban. Because pe…