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US Man Receives Successful Face Transplant After Suicide Attempt
In the last 20 years, just a little more than 50 face transplants have been performed worldwide, which makes Mr Pfaff's operation a rare success.
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US Teen Undergoes Double Lung Transplant After Damage From Vaping
A 17-year-old Michigan boy facing "imminent death" from vaping injuries has undergone a double lung transplant, the first in a patient suffering from the effects of e-cigarettes, a Detroit hospital said on Tuesday.
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Woman Fights For A Third Face As Body Rejects Transplant
Carmen Blandin Tarleton does not want to go backward. She is fighting for a third face.
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Australian Scientist Reveal New Virus Linked To Kidney Disease
A new virus could help solve major problems faced by kidney transplant patients, improve lives of a vast number of people
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Bid To Speed Transplants With Hepatitis C-Infected Kidneys
Some patients facing a years-long wait for a kidney transplant are jumping ahead in line thanks to a startling experiment: They're agreeing to an organ almost sure to infect them with hepatitis C.
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Woman Who Received World's First Face Transplant Dies
The world's first recipient of a face transplant, Frenchwoman Isabelle Dinoire, died in April "after a long illness", a French hospital said Tuesday.
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Stem Cell Scientist Suspected Of Involuntary Manslaughter
A disgraced stem cell scientist is facing preliminary charges of involuntary manslaughter in connection with two patients who died after windpipe transplants, Swedish prosecutors said today.
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14-Year-Old Receives First 3-D Printed Nose In US
A 14-year-old boy has become the first patient in the US to undergo a successful nose transplant using 3D printing technology after his face was disfigured when he fell on a live power line.
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3D Printing to Guide Human Face Transplants
To achieve cosmetically better results out of complicated face transplantation surgeries, researchers are using computed tomography (CT) and 3D printing technology to recreate life size models of patients' heads.
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Spain's first face transplant patient doing 'well'
Madrid: A 43-year-old man who underwent Spain's first facial transplant was making very good progress on Friday, the surgeon who conducted the operation said.
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US Man Receives Successful Face Transplant After Suicide Attempt
In the last 20 years, just a little more than 50 face transplants have been performed worldwide, which makes Mr Pfaff's operation a rare success.
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US Teen Undergoes Double Lung Transplant After Damage From Vaping
A 17-year-old Michigan boy facing "imminent death" from vaping injuries has undergone a double lung transplant, the first in a patient suffering from the effects of e-cigarettes, a Detroit hospital said on Tuesday.
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Woman Fights For A Third Face As Body Rejects Transplant
Carmen Blandin Tarleton does not want to go backward. She is fighting for a third face.
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Australian Scientist Reveal New Virus Linked To Kidney Disease
A new virus could help solve major problems faced by kidney transplant patients, improve lives of a vast number of people
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Bid To Speed Transplants With Hepatitis C-Infected Kidneys
Some patients facing a years-long wait for a kidney transplant are jumping ahead in line thanks to a startling experiment: They're agreeing to an organ almost sure to infect them with hepatitis C.
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Woman Who Received World's First Face Transplant Dies
The world's first recipient of a face transplant, Frenchwoman Isabelle Dinoire, died in April "after a long illness", a French hospital said Tuesday.
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Stem Cell Scientist Suspected Of Involuntary Manslaughter
A disgraced stem cell scientist is facing preliminary charges of involuntary manslaughter in connection with two patients who died after windpipe transplants, Swedish prosecutors said today.
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14-Year-Old Receives First 3-D Printed Nose In US
A 14-year-old boy has become the first patient in the US to undergo a successful nose transplant using 3D printing technology after his face was disfigured when he fell on a live power line.
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3D Printing to Guide Human Face Transplants
To achieve cosmetically better results out of complicated face transplantation surgeries, researchers are using computed tomography (CT) and 3D printing technology to recreate life size models of patients' heads.
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Spain's first face transplant patient doing 'well'
Madrid: A 43-year-old man who underwent Spain's first facial transplant was making very good progress on Friday, the surgeon who conducted the operation said.
