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Apple boss Steve Jobs has liver transplant
(Telegraph 20/06/2009)
Steve Jobs founder of the computer firm behind the iPhone and iPod has received a liver transplant it has emerged. Mr Jobs, chief executive of Apple, had the operation around two months ago. Mr Jobs, who has previously battled pancreatic cancer in 2004, went on medical leave from the electronics giant in six months ago, to treat an undisclosed medical condition, thought to be a hormonal imbalance.
Father's liver transplant 'wrong'
(BBC 27/05/2009)
The daughter of a mentally ill patient has accused the NHS of "wasting" a liver transplant on her father after he tried to commit suicide. Nadine Woods said her father David, from Cambridge but originally from Powys, has a mental age of six after a suicide attempt in 2006. She said doctors were wrong to give him a life-saving transplant days later. But surgeons acted on the advice of a psychiatrist, who said Mr Woods had a good quality of life when healthy.
'Binge' row as liver transplants for heavy drinkers rise 67% under Labour to one in four of total
(Daily Mail 15/02/2009)
Almost one in four liver transplants are now for heavy drinkers, it emerged today - sparking a furious row about Britain's binge culture. There has been a 61% rise in number of new organs benefiting alcohol abusers since Labour came to power. Over a decade, 1,300 people suffering from alcoholic liver disease have received new livers since 1997/98 - 18% of the total number having the operation...
Parents of toddler who's never left her hospital bed make desperate transplant appeal
(Daily Mail 05/02/2009)
Two-year-old Niamh Coyne has remained on a hospital ward throughout her short lifetime. And unless her luck changes soon and a liver donor is found, she will inevitably die there too.
Foreign patients get NHS organs
(Telegraph 04/01/2009)
The organs of 50 British NHS donors were transplanted into foreign patients over the past two years, it was disclosed yesterday. The bulk of the operations, which all involved liver transplants, took place at King's College Hospital and the Royal Free in London. Of the patients, 40 were Greeks or Cypriots, who are entitled as EU citizens to NHS services, including transplants.
NHS child loses out as surgeon gives liver transplant to private patient from the Gulf
(Daily Mail 04/10/2008)
A senior surgeon (King's College Hospital, London) broke NHS guidelines by transplanting part of a donated liver into a private overseas patient instead of saving it for someone on Britain's waiting list... King's has given livers from UK donors to 22 private patients from Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in the past five years.
Frozen liver transplant success
(BBC 01/10/2008)
The successful thawing and transplantation of a frozen pig's liver could bring the technique one step closer for humans. Israeli scientists, reported New Scientist magazine, used a "slow freezing" method which preserved the organ without damaging it. A UK expert said more work would be needed to prove the method was safe.
Surgeon saves girl's life with ping pong ball during vital liver transplant
(Daily Mail 25/09/2008)
A surgeon has used a ping pong ball to keep a little girl alive after a world first liver transplant operation. The £1 plastic ball prevents Mackenzie Argaet's new liver from pressing against vital arteries, which could kill the two-year-old. Dr Albert Shun wanted to create a barrier because the adult-sized organ would otherwise be too large for her infant body.
'I was diagnosed with cancer and found out I was pregnant on the same day'
(The Independent 22/07/2008)
For Audrey Eade, being pregnant was a bittersweet experience. Sweet, because she enjoyed the feeling of having the baby growing inside her; bitter, because of her conviction that there would be no happy ending, "no Carl, me and the baby" afterwards.
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