organ transplants http://www.npr.org organ transplants en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:19:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif organ transplants http://www.npr.org CDC Confirms 'Extremely Rare' Death From Rabies Transmitted By Transplant A Maryland man who recently died had received a kidney transplant. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has determined that the donor had rabies and that the disease was transmitted to the Maryland man. Three other organ recipients are now receiving anti-rabies shots. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:19:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/15/174399689/cdc-confirms-extremely-rare-death-from-rabies-transmitted-by-transplant?ft=1&f=149341012 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/15/174399689/cdc-confirms-extremely-rare-death-from-rabies-transmitted-by-transplant?ft=1&f=149341012 A Maryland man who recently died had received a kidney transplant. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has determined that the donor had rabies and that the disease was transmitted to the Maryland man. Three other organ recipients are now receiving anti-rabies shots.

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]]> Swedes Perform Pioneering Uterine Transplants; Americans Not Far Behind The Swedish team transplanted uteruses from two women in their 50s to their daughters, and an Indiana group is recruiting women willing to undergo womb transplants in this country. It's the latest frontier in a field launched in 1954 with a successful kidney transplant. But one expert cautions against premature enthusiasm. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:36:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/09/21/161503782/swedes-perform-pioneering-uterine-transplants-americans-not-far-behind?ft=1&f=149341012 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/09/21/161503782/swedes-perform-pioneering-uterine-transplants-americans-not-far-behind?ft=1&f=149341012 The Swedish team transplanted uteruses from two women in their 50s to their daughters, and an Indiana group is recruiting women willing to undergo womb transplants in this country. It's the latest frontier in a field launched in 1954 with a successful kidney transplant. But one expert cautions against premature enthusiasm.

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]]> Health Insurance Cutbacks Squeeze The Insured Health insurance has been changing dramatically. Even people with insurance are paying thousands of dollars out of pocket before their insurance kicks in. And when that happens, insurance picks up less than it used to — often a lot less. Wed, 23 May 2012 03:22:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/23/153286726/health-insurance-cutbacks-squeeze-the-insured?ft=1&f=149341012 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/23/153286726/health-insurance-cutbacks-squeeze-the-insured?ft=1&f=149341012 Health insurance has been changing dramatically. Even people with insurance are paying thousands of dollars out of pocket before their insurance kicks in. And when that happens, insurance picks up less than it used to — often a lot less.

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]]> Poll: Americans Show Support For Compensation Of Organ Donors Federal law bans payments for organs. But about 60 percent of Americans support health care credits as compensation for organ donors, the NPR-Thomson Reuters Health Poll finds. Wed, 16 May 2012 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/16/152498553/poll-americans-show-support-for-compensation-of-organ-donors?ft=1&f=149341012 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/16/152498553/poll-americans-show-support-for-compensation-of-organ-donors?ft=1&f=149341012 Federal law bans payments for organs. But about 60 percent of Americans support health care credits as compensation for organ donors, the NPR-Thomson Reuters Health Poll finds.

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]]> Cheney Operation Underscores Heart Transplant Issues The former vice president is recovering from a heart transplant he received over the weekend. Experts say it's unusual for a 71-year-old to get a transplant, but more and more older people are getting them as the procedures improve and the population ages. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/03/26/149341006/cheney-operation-underscores-heart-transplant-issues?ft=1&f=149341012 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/03/26/149341006/cheney-operation-underscores-heart-transplant-issues?ft=1&f=149341012 The former vice president is recovering from a heart transplant he received over the weekend. Experts say it's unusual for a 71-year-old to get a transplant, but more and more older people are getting them as the procedures improve and the population ages.

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