Facial hair implants make moustache envy a thing of the past
‘Transplant tourism’ keeps Istanbul cosmetic surgeons and tour agencies busy providing means to manly beards and whiskers.
Sustained Virological Response Linked With Improved Survival for HCV Patients – Science Daily (press release)
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Sustained Virological Response Linked With Improved Survival for HCV Patients
Science Daily (press release) In addition, we were able to further establish and quantify the risk reduction of HCC, liver failure, and liver-related mortality or liver transplantation in patients with SVR,” the authors conclude. Share this story on Facebook, Twitter, and Google … SVR reduced all-cause mortality risk in patients with HCV, advanced fibrosisHealio HCV Therapy Response Tied to SurvivalMedPage Today |
Yahoo! Exclusive: Transplant doctor takes on epic journey to the South Pole
For the past six years a group of Canadian doctors and transplant recipients have challenged and conquered some of the world’s most dangerous terrain, climbing mountains in Nepal and braving the treacherous wastelands of the Arctic to raise awareness for … Continue reading →
Boy recovering from transplant gets holiday wish
A 9-year-old Merced boy who recently underwent a bone marrow transplant got his Christmas wish list granted. Sandy Azevedo with the Merced Runabouts adopted Nathaniel Mariano’s family for the holidays. Nathaniel is at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital recovering from his transplant, which took place in early October.
Patient Survival Rises When Drugs Suppress Hepatitis C in Blood: Study – iVillage Entertainment
Patient Survival Rises When Drugs Suppress Hepatitis C in Blood: StudyiVillage EntertainmentThe 10-year rate of liver-related death or liver transplantation was about 2 percent in patients with a sustained viral response but more than 27 percent in tho…
Recent recipient of lung transplant thankful for support of community
Two years ago, Jan Lewis , 65, became so short of breath from lung dysfunction that a simple walk through the house took her breath away. With luck, those days are over.
Transplant in Pittsburgh helps 11-year-old; nonprofit group aids families in need
By Debra Erdley, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review When Heather Maeding counted her blessings on a gray December day in Pittsburgh, the number quickly grew. Her husband Glen, across the state in their …
Organ recipients spreading cheer
Transplant trio visit Langley Memorial Hospital OR and ICU as part of ‘Operation Popcorn’
Chance To Pause Biological Clock With Ovarian Transplant Stirs Debate
The only women who have gotten pregnant with an ovarian transplant are cancer patients at great risk of losing their fertility. But a handful of doctors are now doing the procedure for patients trying to beat their biological clocks.
UCLA Performs First ‘Breathing Lung’ Transplant In United States
By Amy Albin First there was the “heart in a box,” a revolutionary experimental technology that allows donor hearts to be delivered to transplant recipients warm and beating rather than frozen in an ice cooler. Now that same technology is being used to deliver “breathing lungs.” The lung transplant team at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical successfully performed the nation’s first “breathing lung …