Read more transplant stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4346/transplant.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:45:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72319/scientists-move-closer-to-womb-transplant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish doctors have performed successful uterus transplants in rabbits, meaning they could try the procedure on a human woman in as little as two years. Researchers say they’ve solved the blood supply problems that have until now bedeviled uterus transplants; a Saudi woman tried the procedure in 2000, but had...http://www.newser.com/story/72319/scientists-move-closer-to-womb-transplant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 13:30:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62377/jobs-had-liver-transplant-2-months-ago.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteve Jobs had a liver transplant in Tennessee about 2 months ago, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Apple boss, who has been on medical leave since January for an undisclosed medical condition, is recovering well and is expected to return to work later this month. Jobs will likely "work...http://www.newser.com/story/62377/jobs-had-liver-transplant-2-months-ago.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Jun 2009 7:14:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43045/mom-gets-trachea-grown-from-own-stem-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a frontier-busting surgery, transplant doctors have given a young woman a trachea developed in a lab using the patient's own stem cells. Stem cells from the patient's trachea and bone marrow were used to create a new rejection-proof organ in the surgery, performed in Spain in June, reports the...http://www.newser.com/story/43045/mom-gets-trachea-grown-from-own-stem-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Nov 2008 4:49:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42758/first-ovary-transplant-mom-gives-birth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first woman ever to become pregnant after an ovary transplant has given birth to a healthy baby girl, the Daily Mail reports. The formerly infertile London woman described the newborn as her "little miracle," made possible by groundbreaking surgery and an ovary donation from her twin sister. The new...http://www.newser.com/story/42758/first-ovary-transplant-mom-gives-birth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Nov 2008 9:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42029/cancer-treatment-may-have-cured-mans-aids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA German doctor has inspired hope for a new approach to AIDS treatment with his handling of a leukemia case, the Wall Street Journal reports. Because the patient also had AIDS, Gero Hütter looked for a bone marrow donor with a specific mutation that seems to stymie the HIV virus....http://www.newser.com/story/42029/cancer-treatment-may-have-cured-mans-aids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Nov 2008 11:03:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34867/harvesting-babies-organs-scrutinized.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA report on heart transplants involving babies has raised some thorny questions of medical ethics, the Washington Post reports. Hearts were taken from newborns suffering severe brain damage less than two minutes after the babies were disconnected from life support. The hearts saved the lives of terminally ill babies, but...http://www.newser.com/story/34867/harvesting-babies-organs-scrutinized.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 Aug 2008 10:09:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34377/blood-cell-mix-could-help-in-transplants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have found a technique that could eliminate the need for transplant patients to endure a regimen of powerful and side-effect-inducing anti-rejection drugs, the BBC reports. By mixing the patient's infection-fighting white blood cells with modified cells from the organ donor, the rejection process can be halted.http://www.newser.com/story/34377/blood-cell-mix-could-help-in-transplants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 Aug 2008 14:57:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34025/german-farmer-gets-double-arm-transplant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the first operation of its kind, doctors have performed a double arm transplant on a German farmer, CNN reports. The 54-year-old man lost both arms in a farming accident 6 years ago. His condition is "very good under the circumstances," said a statement from the Munich hospital where the...http://www.newser.com/story/34025/german-farmer-gets-double-arm-transplant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 03 Aug 2008 16:27:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23940/docs-pull-off-6-kidney-swap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a procedure that took 13 hours and involved more than 100 medical personnel, Johns Hopkins Hospital pulled off the US' first six-way kidney transplant, the Baltimore Sun reports. Six donors provided six patients with working organs in Saturday's so-called "domino" procedure. All 12 were listed in good condition yesterday;...http://www.newser.com/story/23940/docs-pull-off-6-kidney-swap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 13:23:34 CDT