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Transplant news, links, and other general medical news -- updated regularly.

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Lung Transplant

Part of a pulmonary disease program ranked in the top ten in the country by U.S.News & World Report, Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s lung transplant program offers a depth of clinical [continued]

posted by Transplant News # 8:15 PM

Canadian woman finally gets organ transplant through "kidney cult" (Vancouver Province)

Canadian woman finally gets organ transplant through "kidney cult" (Vancouver Province)
An ailing Canadian woman who was denied a life-saving organ transplant last year because of a Toronto hospital's ethical concerns about the proposed donor has received the young Australian man's kidney after all - during an operation in Cyprus.

posted by Transplant News # 4:15 PM

Organ transplant scam shocks India | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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posted by Transplant News # 12:15 PM

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - Transplants - DukeHealth.org

Kidney transplant surgery itself takes about four hours. Patients usually stay in the hospital for four to six days. You will need to return to Duke frequently for checkups. [more]

posted by Transplant News # 8:15 AM

American Transplant Congress 2008 - Critical New Data to be Revealed in Toronto (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

American Transplant Congress 2008 - Critical New Data to be Revealed in Toronto (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The eighth annual American Transplant Congress 2008 is the most comprehensive, in-depth educational event in the field of basic and clinical transplantation science and medicine. 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of the first successful Canadian transplant and fittingly, the meeting travels to Canada for the first time.

posted by Transplant News # 4:15 AM

Transplant Care - University of Chicago Medical Center

Heart Transplant; Kidney Transplant; Liver Transplant; Lung Transplant; Pancreas & Islet Transplant; Multi-Organ Transplant; Transplant Immunology Lab; Why Choose Us? Patient Resources; Patient [more]

posted by Transplant News # 12:15 AM