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Faced with a shortage of donor hearts, transplant centers have had to expand their criteria for acceptable organs. "We are an unhealthy society,” says Dr.…
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Late last year, a woman gave birth to a baby via a transplanted uterus — the first ever in the United States. And it happened in Dallas: The boy was born…
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A woman who received a uterus transplant recently delivered a healthy baby boy. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the doctors working on the experiment about its ethics, risk, and cost implications.
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Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas announced it has delivered the first baby born in the United States to a mother who received a uterus…
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In the wake of the election, President Obama’s signature health care law is back in the spotlight. Republicans, including prominent Texans, have wanted to…
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Doctors in Austin are trying to urgently match five-year-old Leland with a new kidney. He’s on dialysis, and in the highest and most urgent category of...
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Texas doctors say they have done the world's first partial skull and scalp transplant to help a man with a large head wound from cancer treatment.MD…
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Long hospital stays and frequent checkups are a drag. And they’re especially hard on kids who often fall behind in school and miss spending time with…
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A man from Keller who died two years ago has left a lasting, even historic, legacy. That's because Ian Heidemann was an organ donor. In a rare,…
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Chasing an energetic 1-year-old, balancing shaky finances and managing a rare disease is a tall order for any family. But it’s reality for Isac and…