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Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure. The University of Pennsylvania announced the novel experiment on Thursday, a different spin on animal-to-human organ transplants. In this case, the pig liver was used outside the donated body, not inside — a way to create a “bridge” to support failing livers by doing the organ's blood-cleansing work externally, much like dialysis for failing kidneys. Animal-to-human transplants, called xenotransplants, have f...
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Roy Calne, a pioneer of organ transplantation who led Europe’s first liver transplant operation in 1968, has died aged 93. Calne’s family said he died late on Saturday in Cambridge, England, where he was professor emeritus of surgery at Cambridge University. Born in 1930, Calne trained as a doctor at Guy’s Hospital in London and developed an interest in organ transplantation in the 1950s — partly inspired, he later said, by his father's work as a car mechanic. At the time he was told the procedure would be impossible. He is considered one of the fathers of organ transplantation, alongside Amer...
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If for some reason you enjoy watching hour-long videos of surgeries for fun, a former Love Island contestant has uploaded a video of your favorite thing! Thomas Powell brought fans into his operating room on Wednesday for gynecomastia surgery, asl known as a male breast reduction. Gynecomastia is a condition common in males that causes their breast tissue to become enlarged. It’s thought that this is caused by differing levels of the hormone testosterone and estrogen in people’s bodies. The full video is still viewable on Powell’s Instagram, though if you have a weak stomach like a certain wri...
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Washington (AFP) - Sitting in the consultation room of a swanky cosmetic surgery clinic in Washington, Hudson Young removed his mask under the satisfied gaze of his doctor. Like a growing number of Americans, Young decided the right time to undergo plastic surgery was in the middle of a pandemic. He knew he would have time to recuperate in the privacy of his own home. And Young suddenly found himself face-to-face with his own image while participating in an increased amount of video calls. "It's something new when you have to stare at your face for a couple of hours a day and there's only so ...
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