In Chile, Nurse Expedites Organ Transport Using Twitter
Region: Chile
Written by Elizabeth Rivera · Translated by Stephen Cairns Cristina Bizama (@cristi_enf), a nurse at Talca hospital in Chile, has devised a way to speed up the transport of organs for transplant from Talca to th... more
Views: 3125Cornea Transplants -Corneal Transplantation Surgical Proceedure
Region: United StatesCorneal transplantation, known as corneal grafting or penetrating keratoplasty,represents a surgical procedure performed by ophthalmologists, that includes the replacement of a damaged or diseased cornea, the clear part of... more
Views: 1607Fast and Effective Medical Treatment is Driving "Western " Patients to India
Region: India
India has always been an exotic destination for tourism be it for culture, traditions, and monuments. And now, India is getting more tourists who come as medical tourist for healing. Five years ago, there were 1.5 Lakh me... more
Views: 1496EU Commission will investigate organ trafficking in Kosovo
Region: Kosovo
Dutch medical research center will lead an international investigation into human organ trafficking, funded by the European Commission. The investigation, in which will participate Bulgaria, Romania, Sweden and Spai... more
Views: 616Cornea Transplants -Corneal Transplantation Surgical Proceedure
Region: United StatesCorneal transplantation, known as corneal grafting or penetrating keratoplasty,represents a surgical procedure performed by ophthalmologists, that includes the replacement of a damaged or diseased cornea, the clear part of... more
Views: 991First Double Hand Transplanted; Patient Doing Well
Region: GermanyMUNICH, Germany (GroundReport) - Karl Merk, a German farmer received the world's first complete double arm transplant is said to be doing well, according to published reports. On Wednesday Merk told reporters that... more
Views: 1225Man Wakes Up As Doctors Prepared For Organ Removal
Region: FranceFor a 45 year old man in France, he had woken up in the nick of time. So far, this waking up in the nick of time has sparked and fueled debates of ethics in regards to organ removal once a person is dead. The man was thou... more
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