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First Uterus Transplant Performed In Cleveland
By Jenn Loro | Feb 27, 2016 08:09 PM ESTCleveland Clinic has just performed the first uterine transplant in the US adding another option for childless couples to have a baby.
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First Ever HIV-Positive Organ Transplants To Be Carried Out By John Hopkins
By Mara Mayer | Feb 15, 2016 02:17 AM ESTUS health authorities gives John Hopkins the approval to perform the country’s first ever organ transplant between HIV positives.
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Hospital says a 4th Patient has died after being infected from Mold Outbreak
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 08, 2016 11:34 AM ESTA fourth patient at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center who contracted an infection during a mold outbreak last year has died.
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Will A Human Head Transplant Follow Operation On A Monkey?
By R. Siva Kumar | Jan 23, 2016 03:17 PM ESTA monkey's head transplant was successfully undertaken at Harbin Medical University in China.
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Kidney Disease Patients are Living Longer, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 19, 2016 09:32 AM ESTKidney disease patients have better survival odds, a USRDS report found.
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Hope for Infertile Women as US Hospital Offers First Ever Uterus Transplant
By Kanika Gupta | Nov 16, 2015 01:03 PM ESTIn the first ever, women in US will now be able to access the world class facility of womb transplant surgery and become mothers after being rendered infertile
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Antibiotics Post Kidney Transplant do not Prevent Viral Infection
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 15, 2014 12:19 PM ESTA three-month course of antibiotic, Levofloxacin post kidney transplantation did not reduce risk of viral infection, a new study reported.
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Stem Cells could be Key in Treating Parkinson’s
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 07, 2014 09:30 AM ESTIn a recent study, researchers used stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease in rats.
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Frailty Heightens Kidney Transplant Recipients' Risk Of Dying Prematurely
By Kamal Nayan | Oct 30, 2014 10:14 AM EDTFrailty is a strong risk factor for dying prematurely after a kidney transplant, regardless of age, according to a new study.
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Doctors Successfully used “Dead” Hearts in Transplants
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 24, 2014 01:11 PM EDTA team of doctors from Australia were able to revitalize dead hearts and transplanted one in a 57-year-old patient.
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Womb Transplant Mother Hopes To Become An Inspiration
By Kamal Nayan | Oct 07, 2014 09:04 AM EDTThe Swedish parents of the first baby ever born to a woman who had a womb transplant hope to inspire others struggling with infertility.
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Donor Livers Not Damaged By Longer Transportation Times
By Christine Hsu | Aug 29, 2014 12:38 PM EDTTransportation will not spoil donor livers, according to a new study.
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Kidney Transplant Drug Halves Early Rejection Risk
By Kamal Nayan | Jul 28, 2014 02:32 PM EDTA powerful drug given at the time of a kidney transplant operation minimizes the early risk of rejection by 50 percent, according to a new study.
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“Supercooling” Technique Preserves Transplant Organs Longer
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 30, 2014 11:50 AM EDTAccording to a new animal study, a "supercooling" technique helped preserve transplant organs longer.
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Engineered T-Cells can Fight Post-Transplant Viruses
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 26, 2014 01:05 PM EDTResearchers reported that engineered T-cells were capable of fighting viral infections that occur after bone marrow transplants.
