Surgeons complete transplants of brain-dead boy's heart, liver, kidneys
Operations to transplant the heart, liver and kidneys of a young boy who was declared brain-dead into three different recipients were successfully completed early Saturday. Surgeons at Osaka University Hospital said they transplanted the heart into a girl under age 10 Friday, making her the youngest heart recipient in Japan. full story 
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Rat Kidneys Made in Lab Seen as Step to Human Transplants
Researchers said that while creating functional kidneys for people was a long way off, replacement organs made like the rat kidneys would have benefits over other methods.
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Fundraiser supports Fleetwood Middle School teacher who had transplants
Community members came together Saturday to raise funds for a Fleetwood Middle School teacher who received heart and liver transplants on Christmas Day.Jim Fry, a fifth-grade teacher, was born with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition in which th...
readingeagle.com (2 months and 1 day ago)
Liver recipients doing well as UF transplant program returns to full speed
On Monday, Carroll was one of three liver transplant patients (the other two were babies) back at UF at Shands for a followup visit. These three were the first liver transplants -- all successful -- done at the hospital since the transplant program reopened last fall.
ocala.com (28 days ago)
Liver recipients doing well as UF transplant program returns to full speed
On Monday, Carroll was one of three liver transplant patients (the other two were babies) back at UF at Shands for a followup visit. These three were the first liver transplants -- all successful -- done at the hospital since the transplant program reopened last fall.
gainesville.com (28 days ago)
Lab-made kidneys seen as a step to human transplants
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have made functioning rat kidneys in the laboratory, a bioengineering achievement that may one day lead to the ability to create replacement organs for people with kidney disease.
palmbeachpost.com (1 month and 8 days ago)
Next to Use 3-D Printing: Your Surgeon
Surgeons are finding industrial 3-D printers to be a lifesaver on the operating table. These printers are able to construct replicas of patients' livers and kidneys to help surgeons see where to perform surgery beforehand.
wsj.com (1 month and 13 days ago)
'Like being bitten by half a million midges': Boy, 4, needs a liver transplant to end itching nightmare
He itching is caused by the rare genetic disorder, Alagille syndrome, which has hit vital organs including his heart and liver
mirror.co.uk (2 months and 27 days ago)
3-D Printing Is Ready for Surgery
Surgeons are finding industrial 3-D printers to be a lifesaver on the operating table. These printers are able to construct replicas of patients' livers and kidneys to help surgeons see where to perform surgery beforehand.
wsj.com (1 month and 14 days ago)
First 'Warmed Liver' Transplant
Surgeons in London have carried out the first 'warm liver' transplant using an organ which was 'kept alive' at body temperature in a machine.
palmbeachpost.com (2 months and 10 days ago)
Young Siblings Receive Heart Transplants Within Weeks Of Each Other
Siblings Zion and Zhania tell Nancy the story of both needing, and getting, heart transplants within a few weeks of each other.
palmbeachpost.com (2 months and 23 days ago)
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