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Monkeys born from eggs that got DNA transplant
NEW YORK - An experimental procedure that someday may enable women to avoid passing certain genetic diseases on to their children has gained an early success, with the birth of four healthy monkeys, scientists report.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-08-26
1st US 2-hand transplant patient yearns to feel
PITTSBURGH - The nation's first double hand transplant patient can wriggle his new fingers a litte bit now and grab a tennis ball, but what he really wants to do is be able to feel his wife's hands when he holds them.
Source:(AP)
2009-07-16
British girl's heart heals itself after transplant
LONDON - British doctors designed a radical solution to save a girl with major heart problems in 1995: they implanted a donor heart directly onto her own failing heart.
Nations:U.K. Source:(AP)
2009-07-14
Md. doctor: Kidney transplant record achieved
BALTIMORE - A transplant surgeon who completed an unprecedented eight-way kidney swap this week said Tuesday he believes such intricate, multistate exchanges can drastically reduce the number of patients waiting for eligible donors.
Source:(AP)
2009-07-08
Jobs' liver transplant shows power of the rich
A celebrity like Apple CEO Steve Jobs scores a rare organ transplant and the world wonders: Did he game the system? The rich have plenty of advantages that others don't. But winning the "transplant lottery" involves more than the size of your wallet -- and true medical need.
Nations:U.S. People:Steve Jobs Source:(AP)
2009-06-28
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