A 37-year-old patient (center) with his UCSF Health care team. He is UCSF Health’s first patient to undergo a heart transplant after receiving an artificial hearth months before, and is …
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Since its founding, TransMedics has grown into a publicly-traded company worth more than $4.7 billion. And now, the Andover-based firm has finalized plans to move its headquarters to Somerville, leasing …
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Organ Donation
RFK Jr. announces move to decertify organ procurement organization amid efforts to reform organ donation
by Kaia Hubbardby Kaia HubbardWashington — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Thursday new action to reform the nation’s organ transplant system, as well as a move to decertify …
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The news poked at my old anxiety about being an organ donor. But in the hospital, I saw the tears hospital staff shed for deceased organ donors during honor walks. …
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Heart Transplantation
Magnetically levitated titanium heart begins to move inside a living patient's chest
by WillyDoodleby WillyDoodleA fully mechanical heart made by Vivacor, which uses the same technology as high-speed trains, has been implanted inside a human body for the first time, a major step towards …
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Organ Donation
Allegan County family involved in fatal accident plans to move forward with organ donation from oldest son
The father, Danny Savage, died in the crash on Sunday, while his wife and three sons were taken to hospital. ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — An Allegan family grieving the loss …