Tag: transplants
Death of Jérôme Hamon, the man with two face transplants
Jérôme Hamon, the first man in the world to have undergone two face transplants, in 2010 and 2018, and who thus had three different faces during his life, died this…
Paracetamol is the leading cause of drug-induced liver transplants in France
Often taken to relieve muscle pain and fever, paracetamol is available without a prescription and ranks among the most used medications in the world. Considered safe, it is nevertheless very…
Diabetes plus kidney failure: fewer transplants despite the availability of organs
Transplantation of kidney and pancreas Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation should be considered early in people with type 1 diabetes and advanced renal failure. This is…
Music legend died at 83: Tina Turner’s cause of death known
Music legend dies at 83 Tina Turner’s cause of death known 05/26/2023, 03:00 am For years, Tina Turner struggled with health problems. At the age of 83, the singer died…
Organ transplants still have not returned to pre-2020 levels
It is collateral damage from the hospital crisis, marked by almost three years of pandemic. Organ transplants remain fewer than before the Covid, and their level remains insufficient even if…
Transplants declining: Lauterbach wants to regulate organ donation again
Status: 01/16/2023 1:53 p.m In view of the sharp decline in the number of organ donations, Federal Minister of Health Lauterbach is in favor of a renewed attempt at reform.…
Transplants: why organ donations are declining
Status: 04.06.2022 04:33 a.m 8,700 seriously ill people are currently waiting in Germany for an organ transplant. This is mainly due to the fact that there are not enough potential…
Possible Cause of Death: Pig heart recipient had swine virus
Possible cause of death Pig heart recipient had swine virus 05/06/2022, 21:06 It is considered a monumental breakthrough in the field of organ transplants: In January, a pig heart is…
More than 5,000 transplants performed in 2021, less than before the Covid-19
More than 5,000 organ transplants were performed in France in 2021, a level significantly lower than the pre-health crisis despite a one-off rebound, announced Wednesday the health agency which manages…
Professor of medicine Jean-Michel Dubernard, pioneer of transplants, has died
The Lyon professor of medicine Jean-Michel Dubernard, one of the world transplant pioneers who carried out in 1998 the first hand transplant in the world, died Saturday evening in Turkey,…