Organ Transplants

October 6, 2008 -- The treatment according to his US Physician was so successful he will not require the liver transplant he was scheduled for in the near ...  

... by the effects of Cystic Fibrosis took a dramatic turn for the better on Sunday after she received a double-lung transplant at Duke Medical Center. ...  

London, Oct 4 (ANI): A “Bank” of donated organs ready for use is on the anvil, for scientists have successfully froze, thawed and transplanted a pig’’s liver-paving the way for similar transplantation in humans. It is believed that if human livers, which are about the same size, will be able to...  

A senior surgeon broke NHS guidelines by transplanting part of a donated liver into a private overseas patient instead of saving it for someone on Britain’s waiting list.  

Alford, 35, is to be evaluated Oct. 13-17 at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. If all goes well, she will be put on the list to receive a ...  

London, Oct 4 : A "Bank" of donated organs ready for use is on the anvil, for scientists have successfully froze, thawed and transplanted a pig's liver-paving the way for similar transplantation in humans.  

Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): People who have undergone a liver transplant are at a three-fold risk of developing cancer than the general population, according to researchers. Transplantation, and subsequent immunosuppression which keeps rejection at bay ...  

By Gustafson, Jeanne Sacred Heart Medical Center has performed its first kidney transplant accomplished in a domino-effect scenario that involves two live ...  

WASHINGTON: People who have undergone a liver transplant are at a three-fold risk of developing cancer than the general population, according to researchers.  

Cancer incidence is higher among liver transplant recipients in Finland compared to the general population, according to a new study in the October issue of Liver Transplantation , a journal by John Wiley & ...  

She is on a waiting list for a kidney transplant, but has been warned by her hospital she will be taken off the list if her husband cannot serve as ...  

The successful thawing and transplantation of a frozen pig's liver could bring the technique one step closer for humans. Israeli scientists, reported New ...  

There are around 400 NHS patients on the liver transplant waiting list and, according to national guidelines, livers must be offered to all other NHS ...  

A kidney transplant recipient, dedicated charitable worker, man of faith and NBA all-star, Alonzo Mourning has a story worth telling, and worth reading about. How he came back from the transplant to help win a championship with the Miami Heat is ...  

Life-saving procedure was pioneered at Royal Victoria Hospital site and marked Canada's first such operation A medical milestone is being celebrated at the McGill University Health Centre this month.