First-Ever Face Transplant That Includes New Eye For Man Maimed by Shock
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 -- An Arkansas man maimed by a massive electrical shock to his face has successfully received the world ' s first whole-eye and partial face transplant.
In a 21-hour surgery performed in May, Eduardo Rodriguez, M.D., director... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Man receives 1st full eye transplant — 'one step closer' to restoring sight in future patients
Surgeons have performed the world's first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant. It is too soon to know if the man will ever see through his new left eye. (Source: CBC | Health)
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Arkansas man receives world's first eye transplant
A team of more than 140 surgeons in New York successfully performed the procedure on Aaron James. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
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Arkansas veteran, 46, becomes first patient in the world to have a new EYEBALL transplanted during 21-hour surgery - after burning half his face off during electrical accident
Aaron James, 46, of Arkansas, is the world's first-ever recipient of a full-eye and partial face transplant. Doctors said it's possible he may eventually be able to see out of the donated eye. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Man Maimed by Electric Shock Receives First-Ever Face Transplant That Includes New Eye
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An Arkansas man has received the world’s first whole-eye transplant, along with a partial face transplant
The man suffered horrific injuries in 2021 when his face touched a live wire
His surgery took 21 hours and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Arkansas Man Receives World ’s First Whole-Eye, Partial Face Transplant
The procedure resulted in “remarkable signs of health” in the new eye, though doctors said it is unknown whether he will regain sight. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
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The World ’ s First Whole-Eye Transplant Is Helping an Arkansas Man Recover From a Catastrophic Injury
Surgeons at NYU Langone Health have performed what they say is the world’s first whole-eye transplant, combined with a partial face transplant, in an important step forward for the fields of both transplantation and vision restoration.
In May, a team of more than 140 health care workers performed the 21-hour procedure on Aaron James, a 46-year-old Arkansas man badly injured in a workplace accident in 2021. James, a high-voltage power lineman and military veteran, suffered a massive electric shock when his face accidentally touched a live wire on the job. James was lucky to survive, but lost his left eye, much of h...
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Doctors Perform First Partial-Face, Full-Eye Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- A 46-year-old military veteran is the first-ever recipient of a combined whole-eye and partial face transplant, according to clinicians at NYU Langone Health.
Last May, a team of more than 140 healthcare professionals -- led... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
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Double Lung Transplant Uses Double D Breast Implants Double Lung Transplant Uses Double D Breast Implants
A first-of-its-kind surgical procedure used breast implants to hold the patient ' s heart in place before new lungs arrived. Vaping, smoking, and lung infections led to an urgent need for double lung transplant.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
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After man lost most of face and eye, he receives 1st transplant of entire human eye
Surgeons in New York have performed the world's first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant (Source: ABC News: Health)
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In a first, a man receives a whole eye transplant after surviving high-voltage electric shock
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article Surgeons at NYU Langone Health have completed the world’s first whole eye transplant, a groundbreaking advancement many thought was impossible. The patient, Aaron James, 46, a military…#nyulangonehealth #aaronjames #hotspringvillage #arkansas #eduardorodriguez #nyulangone #newyorkcity #josephrizzo #masseye #harvardmedicalschool (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Episode 12: Think About Heart Transplant Evaluation Like This Episode 12: Think About Heart Transplant Evaluation Like This
Drs Michelle Kittleson and James Fang cap off the podcast series by discussing difficult cardiac transplantation decision points, including LVADs and the latest innovations in cardiac transplantation.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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How one patient found errors in the algorithm making transplant decisions
Sarah Meredith was in urgent need of a liver when she found out an algorithm would be making the life-or-death decision#sarahmeredith (Source: Reuters: Health)
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How one patient found errors in the algorithm making transplant decisions
Sarah Meredith was in urgent need of a liver when she found out an algorithm would be making the life-or-death decision (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
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Double-Lung Transplant, Breast Implants Save Life of Man Who Battled Vaping-Linked Illness
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 -- " Davey " Bauer hovered on the precipice of death, his lungs damaged by vaping and congested by antibiotic-resistant pneumonia. Doctors saved his life with a jury-rigged artificial lung, a prompt double-lung transplant …... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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