From left: Steve Davis, Joseph Whittington, JD Davis, and Valerie Purcell. A growing number of families are coming forward to say their loved one was approved for a liver transplant, …
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Liver Transplantation
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Liver Transplantation
Doctors conduct first human clinical trial to grow new livers inside patients – Healthcare
by News Sourceby News SourceDoctors conduct first human clinical trial to grow new livers inside patients This breakthrough approach offers a solution to the challenges posed by severe …
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News
BBCP pig kidney transplant patient discharged The operation was hailed as a historic step as doctors grapple with a widespread organ donor shortage. 23 hours ago
BBCP pig kidney transplant patient discharged The operation was hailed as a historic step as doctors grapple with a widespread organ donor shortage. 23 hours ago news source
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Lung Transplantation
Doctors Perform America’s First Lung-Liver Transplant for Advanced Lung Cancer
by Julia Hainesby Julia HainesDennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter health day THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Gary Gibbon didn’t have long to live. A grueling cocktail of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy …
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Organ Donation
For the first time, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital have transplanted a pig kidney into a living patient.
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced Thursday that they have transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney into a human suffering from kidney disease. This is the world’s first attempt. Doctors …
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Liver Transplantation
‘I know someone who played noughts and crosses on one’: meet the top surgeon who burned his initials on a patient’s liver | Doctors
On the morning of 21 August 2013, a patient with acute liver failure was on the urgent transplant list at Queen Elizabeth hospital, Birmingham (QEHB). If a donor couldn’t be …
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Kidney Transplantation
Oldest kidney transplant patient in history rebels against doctors for ‘second chance’, 87 years old
by Sanj Atwalby Sanj AtwalAn Indian-born Canadian man has become the world’s oldest kidney transplant patient. Walter Tauro was 87 years and 262 days old when he underwent surgery in June 2023. Nine months …
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Videos
Over 100 hospital employees line halls to honor late nurse who became an organ donor l GMA Digital
by News Sourceby News SourceNurse and organ donor Mary Desin donated her organs so that others could live. READ MORE: https://gma.abc/31s5l8i …
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