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Medical Ethicist: Reason behind possible transplant tampering mysterious
Read full article: Medical Ethicist: Reason behind possible transplant tampering mysteriousA medical ethicist who studies and teaches the convergence of medicine and ethics remains somewhat puzzled about the alleged data tampering connected to Memorial Hermannโs Liver Transplant program.
Katy teen becomes first sickle cell disease patient in Texas Medical Center to become her own donor
Read full article: Katy teen becomes first sickle cell disease patient in Texas Medical Center to become her own donorTexas Children's modifies cells in a lab, transplants them back to patient. This could eliminate the need for sickle cell patients to need a matching bone marrow donor.
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Colorado hospital requires transplant patients to be vaccinated or lose their spot on transplant waiting list
Read full article: Colorado hospital requires transplant patients to be vaccinated or lose their spot on transplant waiting listIn Colorado, a hospital is in the spotlight after a patient claims sheโs been given a deadline to get the vaccine or be bumped off the transplant waiting list.
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Cypress woman joins study to evaluate booster shots for immunocompromised
Read full article: Cypress woman joins study to evaluate booster shots for immunocompromisedThe Texas Medical Center says that hospitalizations of vaccinated people are mostly those who are immunocompromised. That includes transplant recipients, people with HIV, and cancer patients.
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Houston-area father records song with daughters while waiting for new heart
Read full article: Houston-area father records song with daughters while waiting for new heartWhile hospitalized, Lucio Arreola dove into songwriting as part of his therapy while waiting for a new heart. When he received a heart transplant, he made his new beat the base of a song.