Researchers have developed a blood test that could make it possible for doctors to detect—then quickly prevent or slow down—acute
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Retinal transplant boost opens door to treat eyesight loss
Dying retinal cells send out a rescue signal to recruit stem cells and repair eye damage, according to the findings
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A woman was denied a transplant because she had alcohol in her system despite saying she doesn't drink. It turned out she had 'auto-brewery syndrome.'
A 61-year-old woman with cirrhosis was denied a liver transplant when doctors suspected she had a drinking problem. She had
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The Bundestag decides on the future of the organ donation to these two proposals
The goal is clear: in the face of thousands of terminally ill people on the waiting lists are to be
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Boy awaiting bowel transplant plays 24-hour video game fundraisers
Playing for his life: Double lung transplant patient who is now waiting for a new bowel live streams his 24-hour
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Colorado woman, 24, in heart failure creates bucket list after 3rd transplant is denied
24-year-old woman with heart failure makes most out of life with bucket list Raw video: 24-year-old Jennifer Ortiz has been
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New clues on stem cell transplant rejection revealed in study
In 2006, scientists discovered a way to “reprogram” mature cells—adult skin cells, for example—into stem cells that could, in principle,
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New study highlights advantages of living-donor liver transplant over deceased donor
Living-donor liver transplant offers numerous advantages over deceased-donor transplant, including better three-year survival rates for patients and lower costs, according
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Here's How 6 Face Transplant Patients Are Doing 5 Years Post-Surgery
Less than 20 years ago, face transplants were far-fetched procedures of the future. They’re still not exactly commonplace, but a
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2nd ever HIV patient in remission after stem cell transplant: Doctors
A man who previously tested positive for HIV has shown no trace of the virus that causes AIDS since receiving
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