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Obese patients wait longer for liver transplant
Reuters India, India – Dec 17, 2008 "Our findings suggest a reluctance to perform liver transplantation on obese patients," the authors conclude. Continued… |
Marlette man in need of kidney transplant – The County Press
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Marlette man in need of kidney transplant
The County Press, MI – Dec 17, 2008 Transplant Coordinator Brenda Bergeron is helping to screen potential donors. Marty is on the transplant list the University of Toledo and hopes to soon get … |
Doctors perform 'near total' face transplant on woman in United States – Telegraph.co.uk
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Doctors perform 'near total' face transplant on woman in United States
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom – Dec 16, 2008 Candidates for facial transplantation are likely to have been through dozens of operations with skin grafts taken from their own body to rebuild their face … Video: Cleveland Doctors Discuss Face Transplant AssociatedPress Surgeons Say Recipient of Face Transplant 'Is Doing Well' Washington Post Doctors Describe First US Face Transplant U.S. News & World Report TIME – Wikinews all 1,772 news articles |
Int’l experts seek efficient organ donation programmes – The Post
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Int’l experts seek efficient organ donation programmes
The Post, Pakistan – 53 minutes ago … strong cadaver organ donation could curtail exploitation of vulnerable and resourcelss made through commercialization of the essential intervention. … |
Students racing to recruit organ donors – Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette
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Students racing to recruit organ donors
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL – 18 minutes ago The UI chapter of Students for Organ Donation, of which Kasper is president, is competing with similar groups on other Illinois college campuses to see … |
Call for organ donor ‘opt-out’ law – Irish Health
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Call for organ donor ‘opt-out’ law
Irish Health, Ireland – A woman whose father is awaiting a lung transplant has called on Health Minister Mary Harney to implement legislation for an ‘opt-out’ organ donation system … |
Public asked about organ donor law change – WalesOnline
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Public asked about organ donor law change
WalesOnline, United Kingdom – … chairman of the Kidney Wales Foundation and the Donate Wales campaign, said: “We know that a large percentage of people in Wales support organ donation, … |
Oldest transplanted cornea still in use – Calgary Herald
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Oldest transplanted cornea still in use
Calgary Herald, Canada – Bernt Aune's transplanted cornea has been in use for a record 123 years — since before the Eiffel Tower was built. "This is the oldest eye in Norway — I … |
Concert to raise Awareness of Organ Donation – Nenagh Guardian
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Concert to raise Awareness of Organ Donation
Nenagh Guardian, Ireland – 5 minutes ago The "Gift of Life" Project, aimed at raising awareness of Organ Donation, will be launched on Saturday 8th November in University Concert Hall with a very … |
Warsaw man gets kidney as part of ‘kidney swap' – News Sentinel
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Warsaw man gets kidney as part of ‘kidney swap'
News Sentinel, IN – 1 hour ago 24, calls from potential donors came rolling in to the transplant coordinator at Lutheran. Five of those individuals are now considered strong candidates to … |