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11Jul/21

Genetic factors linked to response to common antiviral medications

July 11, 2021ResearchAciclovir, acyclovir, Antiviral drug, Clinical medicine, Diols, Ethers, Ganciclovir, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Japan, Medical specialties, Medicine, Organ transplantation, Purines, st. jude children's research hospital, Sweden, Virussmbale

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists and collaborators in Sweden and Japan are reporting that the enzyme NUDT15 plays a role in how patients respond to antiviral therapy with the common drugs ganciclovir and acyclovir. The researchers showed that NUDT15 status can help predict how individuals will respond to treatment for cytomegalovirus, a serious infection common among people who receive bone marrow transplants. The paper was published today in Nature Communications. Continue reading

07Dec/15

First penis transplant in the United States to be performed within a year

December 7, 2015MedicineAfghanistan, China, Clinical medicine, Human penis, Iraq, Medical specialties, NEXT MEDIA, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Organ transplantation, Penis, Penis transplantation, Plastic surgery, South Africa, Surgery, The New York Times, THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, u.s. department of defense, United Statessmbale

Surgeons at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are hoping to within a year perform the first penis transplant in the United States on a young soldier injured by a bomb explosion in Afghanistan, the New York Times reported.
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03Jul/15

Two women donate kidneys to each others’ husbands

July 3, 2015MedicineAjit K. Huilgol, Anuradha, Bangalore, BENGALURU, Bhimsen, Bhimsen Joshi, Branches of biology, Civil awards and decorations, columbia asia, Detoxification, Dialysis, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, India, Indian people, Kidney, kidney failure, Medicine, Membrane technology, Nephrology, Organ failure, Organ transplantation, Renal failure, Savitri, States and union territories of India, Venugopalsmbale

In a rare instance, two women unrelated to each other donate their kidneys to give a new leash of life to each others’ husband.

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13Jun/15

Italian neurosurgeon to attempt first head transplant

June 13, 2015HealthCanevaro, Cardiac surgery, Cardiothoracic surgery, Emerging technologies, Head transplant, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hoffman, International College Of Surgeons, Medical specialties, neurosurgeon, Neurosurgery, Organ transplantation, Raymond Dieter, Ren Xiaoping, Sergio Canavero, Surgeon, Surgery, Surgical specialties, Valery Spiridonovsmbale

(R Reports) – Valery Spiridonov is on a mission. The 30-year-old Russian, who has a degenerative muscle condition known as Werdnig-Hoffman, wants to become the first person ever to undergo a human head transplant.
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18May/15

Spanish police arrest five for trying to buy an immigrant’s kidney

May 18, 2015CrimeEUR, Ignacio Cosido, Immunology, Law/Crime, Organ transplantation, Organ transplants, Spain, Spanish police, Tarragonasmbale

Five members of a Serbian gang suspected of trying to buy a Moroccan immigrant’s kidney for 6000 euros are arrested in Spain.

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17Mar/15

South African doctors perform world’s first successful penis transplant

March 17, 2015MedicineAndre van der Merwe, Cape Town, Clinical medicine, Foreskin, Human anatomy, Human male reproductive system, Human penis, Medical specialties, Organ transplantation, Penis, Penis transplantation, Religious male circumcision, South Africa, Surgery, Urinary systemsmbale

South African doctors perform the world’s first successful penis transplant on a young man who had his organ amputated after a botched circumcision ritual.

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