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Doug has pulmonary fibrosis and a lung donor had become available
Daily Mail Dr. Marie Budev, medical director of Cleveland Clinic’s Lung Transplantation Program, said that his operation had not been easy and he still had a lot of recovering to do, but that she was hopeful he would recover well due to his age. ‘If they are … Ohio Lung Transplant Couple Receive Surprise Wedding610kvnu |
Drug combo found successful in curing hepatitis CCatholic OnlineDoctors say early diagnosis of condition still vital. The highly contagious liver disease, hepatitis C is the chief reason for liver transplantation in the United States. The majority of p…
Waseca woman celebrates 30 years with transplanted kidneySouthernminn.comIn fact, the first successful kidney transplantation had only taken place in 1954, between identical twins. The recipient died eight years after the transplantation. Between 1954 …
ABC News |
Nurses Surprise Lung Transplant Couple With Hospital Wedding
ABC News “He had a tough transplant,” said Dr. Marie Budev, medical director of Cleveland Clinic’s Lung Transplantation Program. “He had some issues with primary graft dysfunction. His lungs got wet and he had to remain on a ventilator for a while. “He’s been … |
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Combining Drugs Cures Some With Hepatitis C
Voice of America “Chronic hepatitis C infection is the leading reason why we have liver transplantation in the United States,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci from the National Institutes of Health. Fauci headed a study that focused on patients who lived in poor, urban areas … |
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Wait list mortality higher for female heart transplant candidates
Healio In the past decade, the proportion of women on the wait list for heart transplantation has increased by 4.2%, Morris said. – by Erik Swain. For more information: Morris AA. Abstract #207. Presented at: the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure … |
Heart study aims to identify at-risk patients after pump implantMedical XpressLVAD is a battery-operated, portable mechanical pump that helps the pumping function of the left side of the heart of patients with severe heart failure who are awaiting hear…
MEDIA ADVISORY: 14th World Congress International Pancreas and Islet …UCSF News ServicesResearchers will discuss, among other subjects, the relative merits of islet-cell transplantation versus whole-pancreas transplantation, the potential of various …
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Libu’s heart now pumps Dinoy’s blood
Deccan Chronicle His wife generously gave permission for her husband’s organs to be used to save other lives, paving the way for the sixth successful heart transplantation in Kerala. The whole operation from the donor match to the operation went smoothly, much like in … |
National Right to Life News |
Worse Than Fiction: Euthanasia on the Rise
National Right to Life News At the 21st European Conference on Thoracic Surgery last May, a paper presented by a group of Belgian doctors reported on “Lung Transplantation with Grafts Recovered From Euthanasia Donors.” Yes, you heard me correctly. According to the abstract, … |