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22May/18

Her husband needed a new kidney to live. She found one on Facebook – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle


Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Her husband needed a new kidney to live. She found one on Facebook
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
She was down to months to find a kidney donor for Harry Powell, her best friend for 22 years and husband for the past 15. Desperate to get the word out, on Jan. 16 she posted their plight on Facebook. “Harry will be added to the transplant list,” she

22May/18

In a first, surgeon builds windpipes from arteries – Times of India – Times of India


Times Now

In a first, surgeon builds windpipes from arteries – Times of India
Times of India
Science News: Hailed by one US throat surgeon as a “major advance”, the reconstructive technique was detailed in the Journal of the American Medical …
Major breakthough: This surgeon builds windpipes from donor …Times Now
In Breakthrough, French Surgeon Builds Windpipes From Arteries …News18

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20May/18

In breakthrough, French surgeon builds windpipes from donor aortas – The Japan Times


The Japan Times

In breakthrough, French surgeon builds windpipes from donor aortas
The Japan Times
Martinod struck on the idea of using aortas — the largest artery in the body — from deceased donors to replace damaged sections of trachea, the roughly 10-cm (4-inch) tube of cartilage and tissue that connect the larnyx to bronchial tubes feeding