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A man who lost half of his face in a work accident has received the world's first whole-eye transplant. He may even see out of it one day.
Aaron James was hit with a 7200-volt electric shock in 2021. After the surgery, including the first…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Julia Pug…
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Scientists have developed a way to 3D-print corneas for human eyes
The researchers have made a gel, which can hold the stem cells while producing a cast that…
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A 'revolutionary' eye implant made of pigskin restored sight in 14 blind people
Researchers used pig tissue to create a material to thicken and protect the cornea, restoring visio…
Gabby Landsverk
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Selena Gomez fans are calling out the 'Saved by the Bell' reboot for appearing to mention the star's kidney transplant
On Saturday, "Saved by the Bell" representatives apologized and said the show's team will donate to…
Darcy Schild
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A 25-year-old almost lost her eye after an itchy contact lens turned out to be an ulcer caused by 'harsh' bacteria
Steph Carrasco needed emergency surgery after a week of 72 daily eye drops didn't heal the ulcer.
Kim Schewitz
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A Chinese surgeon plans to perform the world's first full-body transplant - here are the 5 biggest obstacles we'd have to overcome first
Canevero's technology is "a special biological glue," he said in a recent TED talk, called polyethy…
Erin Brodwin
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These Before-And-After Photos Show The Incredible Transformative Power Of Face Transplants
One team removes the face and underlying tissues from a donor, while a second team removes the dama…
Lauren F Friedman
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The Italian surgeon who plans to do the world's first head transplant only has to solve these 5 problems first
Canevero's technology is "a special biological glue," he said in a recent TED talk, called polyethy…
Erin Brodwin
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A 39-year-old dad who suffered sudden heart failure and coded for 45 minutes survived against the odds - and just received America's most advanced artificial heart
Matthew Moore, of North Carolina, happened to be in the right place at the right time to be first r…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Brain-dead woman's organs save four lives
A 60-year-old woman, who was declared brain dead after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage, gave n…
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People aren't going to be getting head transplants in two years - here's why
Canevero's technology is "a special biological glue," he said in a recent TED talk, called polyethy…
Erin Brodwin
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A woman dismissed her exhaustion as anxiety, asthma, and menopause. She actually needed a heart transplant and brain surgery.
Ann Ramirez Dudas was 48 when she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She would need a new…
Andrea Michelson
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This incredible animation shows how surgeons pulled off the most complex facial transplant ever
The surgery took a total of 26 hours and involved more than 100 people. The team had repeatedly reh…
Rebecca Harrington
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A transplant patient died after she received lungs that were infected with COVID-19
The lungs tested negative for COVID-19 before the transplant, but three days after the procedure th…
Canela López
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My brother needed a liver transplant but didn't have health insurance. My advocacy is what got him on the donor list.
When my brother needed a liver transplant and didn't have health insurance, I advocated for him and…
Taayoo Murray
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says a new iPhone feature was inspired by Steve Jobs
Apple is quietly building a strong stable of health technologies. Earlier this year, analyst Tim Ba…
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Medical breakthroughs we will see in the next 50 years
Last but not least is perhaps the most ambitious mission of all: regeneration. An estimated 185,000…
David Anderson,Jessica Orwig
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An outlandish surgeon who aims to perform the first head transplant just gave a rat a second head
Canavero disagrees, of course. In a TED Talk, he described "a special biological glue" called polye…
Erin Brodwin
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My shortness of breath from congestive heart failure was shrugged off by my doctor I was told to lose weight. Now I've learned to advocate for myself.
My doctor blamed my breathlessness on my weight when I needed a heart transplant — now I've l…