Doctors in Hyderabad successfully saved a 35-year-old man from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, grappling with end-stage liver disease, with a dual lobe liver transplant. This marks the first instance of such a complex procedure being executed in the Telugu States, said doctors. The surgery involved three individuals simultaneously undergoing the surgery, an unprecedented scenario that required … Read more
The mum says she would have done anything possible to save her little boy’s life. Source link
Olly Cartmill was 13kg when he had the life-saving operation, getting a kidney from his grandmother. Source link
The surgery did not restore vision in the grafted eye, but experts do not rule out the possibility. Source link
Aaron James lost his nose, mouth and left eye in a work-related accident. Surgeons in New York successfully performed the reconstruction that included a whole-eye implant. His vision was not restored, but the first-of-its-kind procedure may help advance transplant medicine. “If some form of vision restoration occurred, it would be wonderful, but… the goal was … Read more
Prof Joerg-Matthias Pollok, clinical lead of the HPB and liver transplant service at the Royal Free Hospital, said: “We are all exposing our livers to damage like alcohol consumption [and] unhealthy fatty foods, and in some of us that fat is deposited in every single liver cell as little droplets and that makes organs less … Read more
Will Grocott, 15, is the first to receive treatment from the service at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Source link
Participants will consume capsules of dried faeces to see if they can improve gut health. Source link
Dáithí’s Law would introduce a transplant opt-out system but has been held up at Stormont. Source link
Care Quality Commission raises concern over the organisational culture at NHS Blood and Transplant. Source link