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October 2023
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If you’re among the 54 percent of American adults who’ve registered to be an organ donor, it’s encouraging to know your decision …
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Hearth Transplantation
Second person to receive pig heart transplant recovering well
by News Sourceby News SourceIn 2022, David Bennett, a 57-year-old man from the US, became the first human to receive a genetically modified pig’s heart. Unfortunately, he passed away two months after the surgery, …
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Liver Transplantation
Researchers develop clinical tool to predict if a child in acute liver failure will need a transplant
by News Sourceby News SourceCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain About 50 children are waitlisted for transplants in the U.S. a year due to acute liver failure. Unlike children with chronic liver disease, previously healthy children …
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A commune in east France has become the latest in the country to be designated an ‘organ donation ambassador village’. Mayor Serge Wolljung, of Silly-sur-Nied in Moselle, unveiled a sign …
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We describe how you can register to become an organ donor by adding your name to the NHS Organ Donor Register. This 60 …
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Organ Donation
Few transplant surgeons are Black. Giving medical students a rare peek at organ donation may help
by News Sourceby News SourceNASHVILLE, Tenn. — It’s long after midnight when the bustling operating room suddenly falls quiet — a moment of silence to honor the man lying on the table. This is …
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Kidney Transplantation
Mayo Clinic performs first robot-assisted kidney transplant | News
by News Sourceby News SourceROCHESTER, Minn. – Surgeons have successfully completed the first robotic-assisted kidney transplant at Mayo Clinic. “Mayo Clinic has been a leader in the field of kidney transplants for six decades. …
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Hearth Transplantation
A pig heart transplant is still working a month later, a promising result for the future of medicine
by News Sourceby News SourceWith a month behind him and the world’s second transplanted pig heart inside him, new results from the University of Maryland School of Medicine show that xenotransplant recipient Lawrence Faucette …