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Pa. girl to leave hospital after lung transplants
The mother of the 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl whose plight for a new pair of lungs spurred a national debate over organ transplants says her daughter is going home.
Aug 26, 2013
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Medical research
Researchers isolate human antibody that neutralizes four different viruses
A publication in the renowned scientific journal Nature describes a unique human monoclonal antibody (MPE8) discovered by the Swiss Biotech company Humabs BioMed SA in collaboration with the Institute for Research in Biomedicine ...
Aug 20, 2013
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Surgery
For lung transplant, researchers surprised to learn bigger appears to be better
Transplant teams have long tried to match the size of donor lungs to the size of the recipient as closely as possible, concerned that lungs of the wrong size could lead to poor lung function and poor outcomes. But new Johns ...
Aug 1, 2013
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Girl who got new lungs in Pa. has pneumonia
A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who had two adult-lung transplants after her parents sued to change national rules regarding organ donations has developed pneumonia in her right lung.
Jul 8, 2013
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Surgery
Three-year-old Japan boy gets lung part from mother
Part of a Japanese woman's lung was transplanted to her three-year-old son Monday in what was described as the world's first successful graft of a middle lobe from a living donor, a hospital said.
Jul 1, 2013
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Acid reflux surgery could help prevent rejection in lung transplant patients
A Loyola University Medical Center study suggests that a procedure to treat acid reflux could help prevent chronic rejection in lung transplant patients.
Jun 28, 2013
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Pa. girl doing well after 2nd lung transplant
(AP)—The parents of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl recovering after a double lung transplant say she is taking some breaths on her own.
Jun 28, 2013
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Diabetes
Diabetes key to transplant success, research finds
(Medical Xpress)—Better management of diabetes could dramatically improve outcomes for lung transplant patients, with new research showing that those without diabetes lived twice as long as transplant recipients with the ...
Jun 19, 2013
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Court hearing on hold over lung transplant rules
(AP)—A court hearing over organ donation rules is on hold after the Pennsylvania girl at the center of the lawsuit received a lung transplant.
Jun 14, 2013
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US girl gets lung transplant after political firestorm (Update)
A 10-year-old American girl whose dire need for a lung transplant catapulted her into the political spotlight underwent potentially life-saving surgery Wednesday after a donor was found.
Jun 12, 2013
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