A new “tissue bank” located in Dartmouth, N.S., is already making a difference in the number of corneas, heart valves, bones and other tissues available for transplant to the people who need them.
Tag: Transplant
A 21-year-old YouTube star who spoke frankly about her cystic fibrosis dies one week after getting a lung transplant
Claire’s Place Foundation/Facebook Claire Wineland, an internet celebrity who chronicled living with cystic fibrosis, died on Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of people watched her videos and read her posts where she discussed her illness and sought to change public perception of it. She died after a lung transplant partly crowdfunded by her followers. Claire […]
Scientists successfully transplant lab-grown lungs into pigs
Lab-grown organ transplants aren’t right around the corner, but they may considerably closer than you think. University of Texas Medical Branch researchers have successfully tested bioengineered lungs in adult pigs, with no signs of medical complications. While it’s not certain how effective the lungs were at oxygenating the pigs, they developed the sturdy network of […]
Liver transplant: Hospital becomes first in UK to bring in pioneering technology
Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge will use machine perfusion, a process which can keep a liver “alive” outside the body for up to 24 hours by maintaining it at body temperature. The technology allows doctors to test how well a liver is functioning before transplant, boosting the chances the procedure will be a success. Addenbrooke’s has become […]
Liver transplant: Hospital becomes first in UK to bring in pioneering technology
A HOSPITAL has become the first in the UK to bring state-of-the-art liver transplant technology into routine practice.
‘An unspoken injury of war:’ U.S. surgeons perform extensive penis transplant
Johns Hopkins University surgeons rebuilt man’s entire pelvic region, transplanting a penis, scrotum and part of the abdominal wall from a deceased donor after ‘an unspoken injury of war.’
French surgeon performs second face transplant on same patient
In a medical first, a French surgeon says his patient, Jerome Hamon, is recovering well after receiving a second transplant. Tissue on the first transplant died after he was given drugs to treat an illness that interfered with his anti-rejection regime.
Alberta woman 1st adult in Canada to be ‘cured’ of sickle cell anemia through stem cell transplant
An Alberta woman is the first adult in Canada to be cured of sickle cell anemia with the help of a sister’s love — and a stem cell transplant.
Maserati Levante Trofeo gets a twin-turbo V8 transplant from Ferrari
With 590 horsepower and 538 pound-feet of torque, the 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine powering the all-wheel-drive Levante Trofeo boasts more power-per-liter than any engine previously installed in a Maserati. Not surprisingly, the engine and its 156-hp-per-liter output are the product of the men from Maranello. The Ferrari-built V8 pushes the Levante Trofeo to 60 miles […]
Coronation Street spoilers: Fans baffled over Aidan Connor transplant twist 'So confused'
Tonight’s double-bill of Coronation Street saw Aidan (played by Shayne Ward) and Carla Connor (Alison King) finally go through with their life-saving operation. With one of Carla’s kidneys inoperable, Aidan gallantly stepped up to donate one of his to his sister. After Aidan was approved as a match for Carla, he jumped at the chance […]
