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


Friday, March 28, 2008

 

Core Dynamics Announces New Study that Demonstrates Potential for Cryopreservation of the Heart (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Core Dynamics Announces New Study that Demonstrates Potential for Cryopreservation of the Heart (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 26, 2008 -- A study released this month in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery reports that a team of scientists in Israel have demonstrated the feasibility of recovering a functional heart after freezing and then thawing the organ.

 

Group Health first to drop loophole, will pay for client's liver transplant (Seattle Times)

Group Health first to drop loophole, will pay for client's liver transplant (Seattle Times)
Group Health Cooperative on Thursday said it is changing its policies and will pay for a Spokane man's life-saving liver transplant, a procedure...

 

Unique Transplant Surgery Beats Cancer (CBS News)

Unique Transplant Surgery Beats Cancer (CBS News)
Surgeons announced the first successful multi-organ transplant in which they temporarily took out all of organs in the abdomen of a 63-year-old woman with a rare type of cancer so they could remove the tumor and its blood supply.

 

Heart Transplant Program - Clinical Services - Children's Hospital

Children's Hospital Boston's Heart Transplant Program evaluates children who are potential candidates for transplantation, and manages the care of those who have received [more]

 

Liver Transplant Recipient Admits To Third DUI

ATCHISON, Kan. -- A small town was abuzz on Wednesday after a man who had undergone two liver transplants pleaded guilty to his third DUI in five years. Community members were [continued]

 

Lung transplant: A treatment for life-threatening lung disease

Lung transplant — If your lungs no longer function adequately, a transplant may offer hope. Lung transplant: A treatment for life-threatening lung disease Find out what you [more]

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