Amputating baby foreskins the dark side
Fiesty Jewish mohel claims since Biblical times endorse using the mouth to stop the blood after circumcision. Since 2000 New York’s health department has linked oral suction circumcision to 17 cases of...
View ArticleWhy North Carolina's LGBT Law Is Invalid
As of today, this minute, this very second that you read this, the discriminatory "bathroom" part of the bill can't be upheld! Here's why North Carolina's HB2 Law is NOT VALID. In the state of North...
View ArticleAGH Events Celebrate Organ Donors and Transplant Recipients, Conclude...
(Source: Allegheny Health Network) PITTSBURGH - In recognition of National Donate Life Month, Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) - part of Allegheny Health Network (AHN) - will pay tribute to organ...
View ArticleTransplanted Fecal Microbes Stick Around
New research casts some light on what happens to a patient’s gut microbiome after a fecal microbiota transplant (FMT). Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg,...
View ArticleEverything You Want to Know About Male and Female Erogenous Zones
While certain bits of anatomy (ahem, genitalia) are well-known as sites of sexual pleasure, getting turned on doesn't have to be limited to below the belt. Other areas of the human body have a high...
View ArticleHume-Lee director details critical issues in organ donation during Twitter...
(Source: Virginia Commonwealth University) Friday, April 29, 2016 VCU Health hosted a Twitter chat about organ donation April 26 to highlight National Donate Life Month. Donate Life America established...
View Article2nd heart transplant in city in 48 hrs
--> The transplant surgery was successfully conducted on a 62-year-old male recipient from Navi Mumbai, who had been waitlisted for over a month for the same after suffering from dilated...
View ArticleSharing the gift of life
Arunachalam* spent two years consulting a general physician despite knowing that his kidneys were damaged. “When I became too weak and tired to continue with the monthly check-ups and tablets, we...
View ArticleHead transplant explainer: How to get a better body by sleeping for a day
Every time I try to show my mother how to access the internet, she says, "Oh, you can't put a young head on old shoulders." Is that true? Well, it's true for the moment. But give it a year. Two...
View ArticleHIV transplant breakthrough could inspire new donors - top medic
Successful organ transplants from donors with HIV to patients with the infection will help reduce shortages, a leading medic has said. There has been a small number of transplants in the UK from donors...
View ArticleNJ surgeon explains the beauty behind non-invasive surgery
Dr. Gordon Kaplan is Board Certified with The American Board of Plastic Surgery. He completed his training in Microsurgery, Reconstructive Surgery, and Replant Surgery at NYU Medical Center in NYC....
View ArticleChimp victim's body rejecting face transplant
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut woman who underwent a face transplant five years ago after being attacked by a chimpanzee is back in a Boston hospital after doctors discovered her body is rejecting...
View ArticleAPNewsBreak: Chimp victim's body rejecting face transplant
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut woman who underwent a face transplant five years ago after being attacked by a chimpanzee is back in a Boston hospital after doctors discovered her body is rejecting...
View ArticleVa. heart transplant recipient enjoying new life after surgery
FREDERICKSBURG — There are times when doing something like going for a long walk or cutting grass will make Brad Hedrick stop in his tracks. “My wife and I will look at each other in those moments and...
View ArticleChimp-attack victim suffers face-transplant setback
The Connecticut woman who was mauled by her friend’s pet chimpanzee is back in the hospital because her body is rejecting her face transplant. Charla Nash, 62, was hospitalized this week following a...
View ArticleHIV-positive patients get organs from donors with HIV in UK transplant first
Two livers and pair of kidneys transplanted within past five years as doctors hope more people with HIV will join donor register...
View ArticleCharla Nash’s Body Rejecting Face Transplant
Charla Nash, the chimp attack victim who received a face transplant five years ago, is experiencing rejection issues from the procedure. Her body hasn’t completely accepted certain aspects of the...
View ArticleWoman Who Received a Face Transplant After Chimp Attack Is Back in Hospital
(HARTFORD, Conn.) — The Connecticut woman who underwent a face transplant five years ago after being attacked by a chimpanzee is back in a Boston hospital after doctors discovered her body is rejecting...
View ArticleChimp victim Charla Nash hospitalized with face-transplant complications
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut woman who underwent a face transplant five years ago after being attacked by a chimpanzee is back in a Boston hospital after doctors discovered her body is rejecting...
View ArticleChimp-attack victim hospitalized with face-transplant complications
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut woman who underwent a face transplant five years ago after being attacked by a chimpanzee is back in a Boston hospital after doctors discovered her body is rejecting...
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