/tags/transplant transplant en-US Copyright Fri, 12 Apr 2024 17:19:01 GMT /health-wellness/2024-04-12/houston-area-health-system-defends-memorial-hermann-doctor-who-admitted-to-manipulating-liver-transp The medical center said Dr. J. Steve Bynon had admitted to changing patient records. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 17:19:01 GMT /health-wellness/2024-04-12/houston-area-health-system-defends-memorial-hermann-doctor-who-admitted-to-manipulating-liver-transp Sarah Grunau /health-science-tech/2018-09-17/hearts-from-hepatitis-c-donors-are-being-considered-for-transplants-in-clinical-trials Faced with a shortage of donor hearts, transplant centers have had to expand their criteria for acceptable organs. "We are an unhealthy society,” says Dr.… Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:55:18 GMT /health-science-tech/2018-09-17/hearts-from-hepatitis-c-donors-are-being-considered-for-transplants-in-clinical-trials Sam Baker /health-science-tech/2018-01-10/kind-of-amazing-baylor-doctors-reflect-on-uterus-transplant-donor-who-made-it-possible Late last year, a woman gave birth to a baby via a transplanted uterus — the first ever in the United States. And it happened in Dallas: The boy was born… Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:55:53 GMT /health-science-tech/2018-01-10/kind-of-amazing-baylor-doctors-reflect-on-uterus-transplant-donor-who-made-it-possible /2017-12-05/first-baby-born-to-u-s-uterus-transplant-patient-raises-ethics-questions A woman who received a uterus transplant recently delivered a healthy baby boy. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the doctors working on the experiment about its ethics, risk, and cost implications. Tue, 05 Dec 2017 22:15:00 GMT /2017-12-05/first-baby-born-to-u-s-uterus-transplant-patient-raises-ethics-questions Greta Jochem /health-science-tech/2017-12-01/baylor-doctors-deliver-first-baby-born-in-u-s-to-mother-who-received-uterine-transplant Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas announced it has delivered the first baby born in the United States to a mother who received a uterus… Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:45:22 GMT /health-science-tech/2017-12-01/baylor-doctors-deliver-first-baby-born-in-u-s-to-mother-who-received-uterine-transplant /health-science-tech/2016-11-16/with-obamacare-she-started-a-new-chapter-with-trump-she-fears-it-could-close In the wake of the election, President Obama’s signature health care law is back in the spotlight. Republicans, including prominent Texans, have wanted to… Wed, 16 Nov 2016 13:08:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2016-11-16/with-obamacare-she-started-a-new-chapter-with-trump-she-fears-it-could-close Lauren Silverman /2015-11-05/of-all-organs-kidneys-are-texas-most-in-demand-for-transplants Doctors in Austin are trying to urgently match five-year-old Leland with a new kidney. He’s on dialysis, and in the highest and most urgent category of... Thu, 05 Nov 2015 18:55:19 GMT /2015-11-05/of-all-organs-kidneys-are-texas-most-in-demand-for-transplants Veronica Zaragovia /health-science-tech/2015-06-05/texas-doctors-perform-first-skull-scalp-transplant Texas doctors say they have done the world's first partial skull and scalp transplant to help a man with a large head wound from cancer treatment.MD… Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:51:09 GMT /health-science-tech/2015-06-05/texas-doctors-perform-first-skull-scalp-transplant �Ļ�ӰԺ /health-science-tech/2015-05-20/after-transplant-kids-connect-from-home-with-doctors Long hospital stays and frequent checkups are a drag. And they’re especially hard on kids who often fall behind in school and miss spending time with… Wed, 20 May 2015 05:00:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2015-05-20/after-transplant-kids-connect-from-home-with-doctors Lauren Silverman /texas-news/2014-04-02/indiana-farmer-thanks-keller-family-for-a-gift-his-right-hand A man from Keller who died two years ago has left a lasting, even historic, legacy. That's because Ian Heidemann was an organ donor. In a rare,… Wed, 02 Apr 2014 09:02:07 GMT /texas-news/2014-04-02/indiana-farmer-thanks-keller-family-for-a-gift-his-right-hand Doualy Xaykaothao