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Rare Surgeries Step aside Hollywood, the following are a few exciting and rare surgeries. Unlike their made-for-TV spin-offs, however, these rare surgeries are real.   |
Popular Mechanics
January 28, 2010
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Next-Gen Transplant Techniques Can Stop Organ Rejection About 77 organ transplants are performed each day in the U.S., and more than 101,000 people are on a wait list for body parts such as hearts, skin and veins, according to the Mayo Clinic. |
Scientific American
February 2007
Marguerite Holloway |
Graft and Host, Together Forever Thomas E. Starzl pioneered organ transplantation with antirejection drugs, an approach he hopes to end through a phenomenon called microchimerism |
Salon.com
August 24, 2000
Arthur Allen |
Handicapped Why are we hearing about a successful hand transplant two years after the fact? Maybe because the field's first poster child turned out to be a criminal who couldn't afford his meds. |
Wired
March 2003
Jennifer Kahn |
Stripped for Parts Organ transplants are a brutal business. Just ask the donors. Our reporter spends a dark night with the living dead. |
Salon.com
December 8, 2000
Jenna Glatzer |
A genetic death sentence Doctors routinely deny heart transplants to the mentally retarded... |
Health
September 21, 2009
Sarah Klein |
20 Medical Mysteries and Miracles The man who survived a 500-foot fall. The twin who lived inside his brother's belly for three decades. The toddler who doesn't age. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2012
Sarah C. P. Williams |
Stephen Quake: Innovative Thinking on Genetic Tests His ideas have already led to a blood test to tell a pregnant woman whether her fetus has Down syndrome. Now, the HHMI investigator is pushing further, to track the success of heart transplants and diagnose autoimmune diseases and allergies. |
Nursing Management
June 2012
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Organ Donor Considerations Many nurse managers are familiar with the organ donation protocols used in their medical facility, but most are unaware of the legal framework under which organ donation is conducted and the complex network of government and private agencies that support organ procurement and transplantation. |
Managed Care
December 2004
Michael S. Victoroff |
The Organ Trail: Matching Supply, Demand You can buy just about anything on the Internet these days -- including lifesaving body parts. Where do we draw the line? |
Science News
September 1, 2007
Julie J. Rehmeyer |
Math Trek: Kidney Matchmaking A new method of matching patients and donors could make transplants possible for thousands more. |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
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Sangamo's Bet Against AIDS: Gene Therapy Sangamo's stock has more than doubled since July 6, when the company, with no products on the market, reported success of its gene therapy approach in mice in the journal Nature Biotechnology. |
Managed Care
May 2002
Marlene Piturro |
Wearing Black Hats ... Again Simplistic, for sure. But a movie pitting a man with modest income against the big bad managed care plan has drawn attention to the enormous cost of transplants and the difficulty of matching organs and recipients |
BusinessWeek
December 26, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Check A Box And Save A Life Several European nations have switched to an opt-out, or presumed consent, system for organ donation. An opt-out system in the U.S. would almost certainly pull donor numbers up significantly, and Congress could save tens of thousands of lives by passing such a law |
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Face Transplant Patient Forgives Shooter Connie Culp says she now feels great walking down the street. |
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Balding Remedies For those men fighting thinning hair, here's a list of balding remedies that just might do the trick. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2005
Carol Ezzell Webb |
The Body Shops Part human, part machine, replacement organs may one day extend your life |
Reason
March 2007
Kerry Howley |
Who Owns Your Body Parts? In the U.S., demand for human tissue has never been higher, and human remains have never been more valuable. Everyone's making money in the market for body tissue -- except the donors. |
Scientific American
August 2007
Thania Benios |
Updates: Whatever Happened to...? Quantum cryptography can be hacked... Lycopene does not appear to prevent prostate cancer as once hoped... Otzi Iceman's cause of death identified... Transplants for diabetes... |
Salon.com
October 5, 2000
Leah Kohlenberg |
Designer babies? Pediatrician and ethicist Joel Frader says that just because a family has had a child to provide a bone-marrow transplant for an ailing daughter, it doesn't mean custom-ordered kids are right around the corner... |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2006
Robert N. Charette |
Picture of Health The creation of an electronic health record (EHR) for every U.S. citizen, which can be sent to any doctor, hospital, or insurer, would promise to improve overall patient health care, but it also raises many concerns. |
BusinessWeek
May 28, 2007
Bruce Einhorn |
The Rush To Test Drugs In China Despite ethical concerns, Big Pharma is recruiting more patients for clinical trials in China. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2008
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The Worst Way to Become a Better Investor You can improve your investment performance more easily than the drastic method outlined here. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
2009 Health Innovations Some of the most interesting health innovations are coming your way this new year. |
The Motley Fool
June 26, 2009
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Someone at Apple Should Pay Earlier reports from The Wall Street Journal were confirmed this week: Apple chief executive Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago at a Tennessee hospital. This should have been disclosed sooner. |
Reason
June 2008
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Kidneys for Sale The Iranians have managed to do something American policy makers have long thought impossible: They've found kidneys for every single citizen in need. |
Salon.com
July 7, 2000
Arthur Allen |
Medical fairy godfather When Oregon state healthcare refuses to pay for a potentially lifesaving operation, a multimillionaire offers to pick up the $250,000 tab. |
