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Making and transplanting new livers from discarded liver tissue shows promise
Examiner.com Researchers at the Center for Engineering in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH-CEM) are working on a new approach to liver transplantation. … Experimental Liver Transplant Approach Shows Early PromiseBusinessWeek It's a new liver, fresh from the labSydney Morning Herald Advance made towards development of transplantable replacement liversThe Hindu |
India needs 20000 cadaver livers a year: Mohamed Rela – Daily News & Analysis
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India needs 20000 cadaver livers a year: Mohamed Rela
Daily News & Analysis I have also pioneered some major technical advances such as split liver transplantation — where a cadaver donor liver is divided into two for … |
Transplanted organs are often far from perfect – Chicago Sun-Times
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Transplanted organs are often far from perfect
Chicago Sun-Times … everyone would get a perfect organ," says Dr. Giuliano Testa, director of liver transplantation at the University of Chicago Medical Center. … |
Silencing hepatitis B virus prevent recurrence of liver cancer – EurekAlert (press release)
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Silencing hepatitis B virus prevent recurrence of liver cancer
EurekAlert (press release) "The other option for these patients is liver transplantation, which carries its own risks," said Robert Coben, MD, associate professor of Medicine at … |
Dr. Denise Harnois Says Greg Allman's New Liver May Cure His Hepatitis – Vitals Spotlight
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Dr. Denise Harnois Says Greg Allman's New Liver May Cure His Hepatitis
Vitals Spotlight According to Vitals.com, Dr. Denise Harnois has special expertise in Liver Transplantation. She completed her medical degree at Philadelphia College of … |
Higher cancer rates found in liver transplant patients receiving cyclosporine … – Science Centric
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Higher cancer rates found in liver transplant patients receiving cyclosporine …
Science Centric Full details appear in the July issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study … |
Woman Dies After Receiving Double Lung Transplant from Smoker – eMaxHealth
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Woman Dies After Receiving Double Lung Transplant from Smoker
eMaxHealth Ms. Scotts' family is now calling for policy changes for patients to receive more information from organ donors before accepting a transplant. … Wigan transplant patient given lungs of 30-year smokerBBC News Woman received lungs of a 30-year smokerThe Associated Press Transplantee Dies After Getting Smoker's LungsCBS News Daily Mail –The Press Association all 326 news articles » |
Appeal for organ donations – Inquirer.net
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Appeal for organ donations
Inquirer.net This call came from the Department of Health on Thursday as it formally established a national program for the "sharing of organs from deceased donors. … Health dep't directive setting up registry seeks to curb illegal organ tradeBusinessWorld Online RP vows to stop organ trafficManila Bulletin DOH to issue guidelines for organ sharingPhilippine Star |
Barnes records first double transplant – Belleville News Democrat
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Barnes records first double transplant
Belleville News Democrat "The entire heart and kidney transplant was extremely successful," said Dr. Jason Wellen, who did the kidney surgery. "We're very pleased with the outcome. … |
Lawsuit: Hospital transplanted HIV infected kidney – WZVN-TV
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Lawsuit: Hospital transplanted HIV infected kidney
WZVN-TV Everyone should still consider themselves a donor, whether that be from living donation or after they've passed away from deceased donation," said Betsy … |