Medical research
Body and blood: Chimeras in medicine
What does an ancient Greek monster have to do with treating cancer? As it turns out, quite a lot.
Mar 19, 2021
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Medical research
World's first face transplant in a black patient brought special challenges
Robert Chelsea needed a new face, having lost most of his in a horrific Los Angeles traffic accident years ago.
Mar 18, 2021
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Deceased organ donation rose among Blacks but still lags
(HealthDay)—Deceased organ donation increased among some racial groups, particularly among Black people, from 1999 to 2017, but substantial racial and ethnic differences remain, according to a study published online Feb. ...
Feb 23, 2021
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When is 'dead' really dead? What happens after a person 'flatlines'
How long should doctors wait after a "flatline" appears before they can declare a person dead? How can they be sure that heartbeat and circulation will not return?
Jan 29, 2021
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When is dead really dead?
A new international study, led by Dr. Sonny Dhanani of the CHEO Research Institute, and published in the January 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, documents the physiology of the dying process. Working closely ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Giving back: once a lung transplant recipient, now a surgical nurse
Nurses are known for being kind, caring and sympathetic, but Brianna Fogelman brings an uncommon empathy to her nursing job at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.
Dec 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find very high rates of COVID-19 in the Brazilian Amazon
By testing approximately 1,000 blood donation samples each month in in the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Manaus, an international team of researchers have shown that, while both cities have experienced large epidemics ...
Dec 9, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Outdated corneal donation policies prevent sight-restoring surgery
Some forms of blindness and visual impairment can be cured with a corneal transplant surgery using donated eye tissue. However, federal regulations in the United States and Canada severely restrict the ability of sexually ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Donor conception risks exposed in world-first study
Adults conceived through sperm donation reported higher frequencies of allergies, type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions in a world-first study that examined the long term health outcomes of donor-conceived people.
Sep 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How COVID-19 has affected organ donation
In 2019, surgeons across the U.S. performed a record high number of organ transplant procedures (39,719), according to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). More than 19,000 living and deceased donors gave the gift ...
Sep 11, 2020
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