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AP IMPACT: Seeking lung donors after at-home death …
Pekin Daily Times “We’ve had a number of very disgruntled family members that wanted to donate (a loved one’s organs) and weren’t able to,” said Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant surgery chief at the University of Michigan. Spurred by that family reaction, in a few months … |
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New lung transplant frontier
Monterey County Herald “We’ve had a number of very disgruntled family members that wanted to donate (a loved one’s organs) and weren’t able to,” said Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant surgery chief at the University of Michigan. Spurred by that family reaction, in a few months … |
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Missoula brothers born with rare lung disease thrive after transplants
The Missoulian “It feels so good to walk more than 15 feet without having to take breaks,” said Cross, who is just nine weeks out from lung transplant surgery at the University of Washington Medical Center. “It’s weird not having a hose strapped to my face and not … |
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Robbie Williams admits to hair transplant surgery
RTE.ie Robbie Williams admits to hair transplant surgery. Saturday 23 Nov 2013. Tweet. 1 of 1. Robbie Williams admits to hair transplant. Robbie Williams has admitted he had a hair transplant in Los Angeles because he was ”bored” and not because he was … |
Pet Points: Kidney transplants for cats succeedingPittsburgh Post GazetteThe transplant surgery is exacting and complex. At the Penn veterinary school, an entire team of veterinarians and certified veterinary technicians must work in harmony to remove …
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Local man undergoes long-awaited kidney transplant surgery at UC San Diego …
10News SAN DIEGO – A local man who spent nearly a decade waiting for a new kidney emerged from transplant surgery Friday, along with a donor he met on Facebook. James Rivera’s transplant surgery finally happened at UC San Diego Medical Center, and now … |
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3D printed human hearts could be a reality within 10 YEARS, scientist claims
Daily Mail A team of experts has claimed they will be able to make whole 3D printed hearts for use in transplant surgery using the recipient’s cells within a decade. Image shows an early example of a 3D printed heart. ‘America put a man on the Moon in less than a … |
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New Transplant Tech Keeps Lungs Warm, Ready To Work Immediately
CBS Local But lungs inside the new machine are warm and functioning before the transplant surgery, so they are ready to work immediately for the recipient. Think of a warmed-up car on a cold winter morning. “Everyone is telling me that I’m ahead of where I would … |
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Transplant: How research is improving lives now
Globalnews.ca The transplant surgery may be the first big hurdle patients have to get through, but it’s certainly not the last. For all transplanted organs, the definitive way to check for rejection is with an invasive biopsy. This is a catheter procedure done under … |
4 kidney donors come forward to helpTrinidad NewsThe 56-year-old woman was in dire need of a kidney which could prolong her life, if a donor is found and the transplant surgery goes well. In the meantime, her relatives, husband and children are praying…