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British doctors working on ‘warm’ liver transplants
British surgeons said Friday they have performed successful liver transplants on two patients using a revolutionary technique which keeps the organ warm and functioning while outside the body. The team, working at King’s College Hospital in London, say the procedure could significantly increase the number of organs available for transplant.…
Robot completes world’s first automated liver transplant
A medical transplant centre on the Italian island of Sicily said Monday it had carried out the world’s first partial liver transplant using only a robot to remove the organ of the donor. According to a statement from the ISMETT transplant centre in Palermo, only the arms of a robot…
Medical marijuana patient denied liver transplant: It’s too late for me
A man who was refused a liver transplant by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles because he used medical marijuana to cope with his symptoms is hoping his story will change the transplant policies of hospitals around the country. “Now I just accept it, I deal with it, and I…
Hospital refuses liver transplant for medical marijuana patient
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has denied a liver transplant to a patient with inoperable liver cancer because he uses medical marijuana. But the marijuana was prescribed by the very same hospital, according to the advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA). Sixty-three year-old Norman B. Smith was diagnosed…
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