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She Was Dying of Liver Cancer But a Hepatitis C-infected Organ Saved Her Life

She Was Dying of Liver Cancer But a Hepatitis C-infected Organ Saved Her Life

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Betty Huart had liver cancer, and she needed a transplant. However, a hepatitis C-infected organ was the only option. Why would a doctor implant a hepatitis C-infected liver in someone who was already fighting for their life?   Image Source Stepping into Uncharted Waters The practice of medicine is just that, a practice. When Dr. James Burton […]

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This Father Became the First Black Man to Get a Face Transplant

This Father Became the First Black Man to Get a Face Transplant

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 Robert Chelsea was 68 years old when a drunk driver hit his car as he was on his way home from a church near Los Angeles, California. The accident caused an explosion that left him with third-degree burns over 60 percent of his body and face. It also disfigured his face, leaving him with no

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Face Transplant Patients

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Since 2008 doctors and modern medicine have brought a new possibility to patients with severely deformed faces, new lives through partial or totally complete donor faces. These surgeries take several hours and much collaboration to make it happen; it is also a long and arduous process of rehabilitation for the patient, he has to adjust

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