Tag Archives: liver

[ad_1] Two new studies have shown that regular long-term use of aspirin may reduce the risk of certain cancers, thus adding to the growing evidence that aspirin may play a role as …

[ad_1] South African doctors say they grafted part of the liver of an HIV-positive mother to her seriously ill but seronegative child, concluding that the chances of saving a life exceeded the …

[ad_1] The mother and the child have recovered after the transplant of 2017, but it is not yet known if the child is carrying the virus that causes AIDS, (IStock) JOHANNESBURG – …

[ad_1] As medical science progressed in the 21st century – keeping people with access to them alive longer than ever – new ethical puzzles tend to emerge. Take this one: an infant …

[ad_1] South Africa is sorely lacking in organ donors. This means that doctors have trouble finding suitable donor organs for critically ill patients who would die without a transplant. Sometimes they have …

[ad_1] The world of a family was upset when he learned that a girl's life was at stake because of a rare kidney disease. A year later, the family learned that she …

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[ad_1] Tuesday, September 18, 2018 6:29 CDT (Reuters) – The shares of Viking Therapeutics Inc. more than doubled on Tuesday after its experimental treatment for liver disease reached the goals of a …

[ad_1] While his younger brother Tynan was recovering Monday from a liver transplant, Max Krakoff made a request. "When you came out of the hospital, you owe me ice cream," he said. …

[ad_1] While his younger brother Tynan was recovering Monday from a liver transplant, Max Krakoff made a request. "When you came out of the hospital, you owe me ice cream," he said. …