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Diabetes, finally cured? Chinese scientists claim to have completely reversed Type 1 diabetes in patient using stem cell transplant

The patient showed significant improvement two and a half months post-surgery, no longer requiring …

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I'm an ICU doctor. When I needed a liver transplant I learned how vulnerable it is to be a patient.

Donald Chalfin's wife made him take a blood test after he showed symptoms of being sick. He needed …

Kelly Burch   


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After Samantha, The Liver Doc goes after Nayanthara for sharing health benefits of hibiscus tea

‘Lady Superstar’ Nayanthara recently landed in hot water after promoting the supposed health benefi…

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An Ohio woman was denied a life-saving liver transplant after refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine

Michelle Vitullo has stage 4 liver disease, which is fatal without transplantation. She won't get t…

Anna Medaris Miller   


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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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A living organ donor gave part of his liver and a kidney to 2 different people within 2 years

Brian Flynn gave his brother's friend a kidney in 2019. A year later, he decided to do it again to …

Canela López   


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Liver Transplant Society of India releases guidelines for transplant amid COVID-19

If donor or recipient tests positive, then the transplant should be put on hold. Subsequently, it c…

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Iranians are putting their livers, corneas, and testicles up for sale on Telegram to pay off debts amid rocketing inflation and poverty

Insider reviewed Telegram listings showing poverty-stricken Iranians putting their organs up for sa…

Joshua Zitser   


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Leprosy has the potential to help regrow damaged livers finds new study

Researchers have discovered that parasites associated with leprosy can reprogramme cells to increas…

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Amid lockdown, 19-month-old boy undergoes liver transplant at Delhi hospital

"Meanwhile, a nation-wide lockdown was imposed on March 25 making the situation for the family even…

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Healthy people are at-risk of liver disease from 'forever chemicals' in takeout containers and non-stick pans, scientists say

A review of more than 100 studies found a link between exposure to three well-known PFAS and high l…

Andrea Michelson   


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Recipient of first pig-heart transplant dies 2 months after surgery

The University of Maryland Medical Center didn't give an official cause of death, but did say the h…

Rebecca Cohen   


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Landmark human study finds a link between 'forever chemicals' in cookware and liver cancer

Researchers at the University of Southern California studied blood and tissue samples from people w…

Andrea Michelson   


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Doctors changed the blood type of human lungs in the lab, opening the door to life-saving universal organs

Many patients die waiting for transplants because there are no compatible organs. Converting organs…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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A Boston hospital is the latest to deny an organ transplant to a patient who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19

Vaccination requirements are not uncommon for transplant patients, since they take medications that…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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The first pig-heart transplant patient was denied a human heart after failing to follow doctors' orders

Patients who miss appointments or forget medication may be denied a spot on the organ waiting list.…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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About 17 Americans die waiting for transplants each day. Scientists are trying to make more organs in 5 creative ways.

Organ shortages are causing preventable deaths and risky transplants. New experimental methods of g…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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The CDC is warning of a mysterious and dangerous rash of liver-injuring hepatitis cases in kids

The CDC is warning healthcare providers that a strange and contagious liver inflammation is spreadi…

Hilary Brueck   


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See how surgeons transplanted a pig kidney into a dead person in a groundbreaking operation

NYU Langone surgeons attached a working pig kidney to a human body via the blood vessels of the leg…

Gabby Landsverk   


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A woman who planned to donate part of her liver to get her son a job has been fined $2,300, report says

A Korean woman agreed to help the ill chairman of a construction company, but a nurse became suspic…

Ryan Hogg