World first: a liver graft is stored for three days before being transplanted
© ShutterstockA new medical feat. For the first time in the world, a Swiss team has developed a machine, allowing ...
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Type 1 diabetes: a transplant of insulin-producing cells without risk of rejection
American researchers have managed to transplant pancreatic cells capable of producing insulin without the risk of being rejected by the ...
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The first baby conceived from the womb of a deceased donor is doing well
The first baby conceived thanks to the uterus of a deceased donor is today in good health, just like his ...
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This gene helps prevent doomed kidney transplants
While many patients reject their kidney transplant without anyone understanding why, a major genetic incompatibility between organ donors and recipients ...
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Modification of the blood group: soon “universal” organs for transplants?
Canadian scientists succeeded in transforming a lung from a human donor with blood group A into an organ whose cells ...
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AIDS: a third case of recovery thanks to a new method of transplantation
For the third time in history, an HIV-positive woman has been cured of AIDS. The patient was treated with a ...
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A world first: a pig’s heart transplanted into a human
A 50-year-old man, not eligible for a heart transplant, received a pig heart transplant. The operation was successful and could ...
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Kidney transplant: even if the first fails, it is better to try the operation again
While many transplant patients live longer than their new kidney can function, research shows that it's better to do the ...
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European premiere: an artificial corneal transplant in Montpellier
The Montpellier University Hospital placed a synthetic cornea on a blind patient in an attempt to restore his sight. THE ...
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Coronary bypass: a new device improves the durability of grafts
An external venous support (VEST) can be placed over a vein graft. It improves the longevity of the graft. THE ...
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A pig kidney operated as an external transplant in a human
Pigs could become suppliers of organs for transplants: kidney, heart, lung, etc. THE ESSENTIAL The genetic modification is necessary because ...
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Donate your kidney during your lifetime: a campaign to inform and raise awareness
Too few French people know it: it is possible to donate your kidney during your lifetime and thus bring a ...
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Transplants, collateral victims of the pandemic
In 2020, organ transplant activity fell by almost 16% compared to 2019, resulting in more than 48,000 years of life ...
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A French hospital innovates to treat fistulas in Crohn’s disease
Since the beginning of March, the proctology department of the Diaconesses Croix Saint Simon hospital group has been offering an ...
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A 78-year-old man partially regains his sight thanks to a synthetic cornea
As soon as his bandages were removed, the septuagenarian was able to recognize his relatives and read numbers. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Womb transplant: what transgender women think
90% of transgender women believe that uterus transplantation could alleviate their discomfort with their biological sex. THE ESSENTIAL The majority ...
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Bone marrow transplant: new donors must not be older than 35
Since January 1, the maximum age for registering on the national register of bone marrow donors has been lowered by ...
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Green light for the marketing of the Carmat artificial heart: hope for patients waiting for a natural transplant
At the end of December, the French company obtained the European certification necessary to market its artificial heart. Until now, ...
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Our gut microbiota and our immune system work together
When our intestinal microbiota is weakened, our immune functions are at their lowest. By regaining diversity, this allows our body ...
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Kidney transplant: activity in dotted lines during the second wave
Suspended during the first confinement, kidney transplants are maintained during the new epidemic peak. But the reality is that, in ...
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Lung transplant in a Covid-19 patient: a first in France
On November 1, doctors at the Foch hospital in Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine) performed the first lung transplant on a patient who ...
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Fecal transplantation, a hope in Crohn’s disease
The effects of faecal transplantation in the context of Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, shed new light on ...
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A microbiota transplant improves the condition of a patient with Alzheimer’s
A patient, who presented with symptoms of Alzheimer's, saw his condition improve after a faecal transplant to treat a resistant ...
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UK: Surgeons successfully re-implant penis of man who cut it off
British doctors have successfully re-implanted the penis of a man with schizophrenia who inadvertently severed it during a psychotic episode. ...
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National Day of Organ Donation and Transplantation: the true from the false
On the occasion of the national national day of reflection on organ donation and transplantation, Why doctor disentangles the true ...
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Alzheimer’s: soon stem cells extracted from liposuction to treat the disease?
The Cell-Easy start-up and the Toulouse University Hospital have joined forces to carry out a study on Alzheimer's based on ...
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Hepatitis C patients expand heart donor pool
In some US hospitals, the use of hearts from patients with hepatitis C for transplants has reduced the waiting time ...
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There are fewer and fewer kidney transplants with living donors
While there were more transplants in 2019 in France than the previous year, the number of living donor kidney transplants ...
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Surgery: the first double hand transplant is 20 years old
Twenty years ago, on January 13, 2000, a team from the Lyon University Hospital successfully performed the first double hand ...
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New study offers hope for children awaiting heart transplants
In children, hearts considered to be of “bad quality” would give chances of survival equivalent to hearts of “good quality”.Heart ...
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