#Dad receives ‘world’s first’ double hand transplant

#Dad receives ‘world’s first’ double hand transplant

“Dad receives ‘world’s first’ double hand transplant” A dad who lost the use of his hands to a rare disease has had them replaced in a world-first operation. Steven Gallagher, 48, suffered scleroderma, a condition where the skin hardens and tightens. He was in horrendous pain as his fingers and hands started curling into fists,…

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#COVID-19 patient undergoes first living donor lung transplant

#COVID-19 patient undergoes first living donor lung transplant

“#COVID-19 patient undergoes first living donor lung transplant” A Japanese woman has become the world’s first living lung transplant recipient as part of her recovery from severe COVID-19 illness. A team of 30 surgeons and medical staff assisted in the 11-hour operation, which took place at Kyoto University Hospital on Wednesday. The woman from Kansai,…

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#Singer performs for the first time since lung transplant

#Singer performs for the first time since lung transplant

“#Singer performs for the first time since lung transplant” During an intimate Zoom performance on Sunday afternoon, Chloe Temtchine belted out a sultry rendition of “Feeling Good,” bellowing the familiar lyrics: “It’s a new life for me — and I’m feeling good.” But Temtchine, a 38-year-old singer-songwriter, just didn’t know how good she’d feel. It…

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#Michigan woman dies from COVID-19 after lung transplant

#Michigan woman dies from COVID-19 after lung transplant

“#Michigan woman dies from COVID-19 after lung transplant” A Michigan woman contracted COVID-19 and died last fall after she got a double-lung transplant from a donor who turned out to have the virus, according to a study. The incident may be the first proven case in the U.S. in which the coronavirus was transmitted through…

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#Surgeon known for first US hand transplant dies at 92

#Surgeon known for first US hand transplant dies at 92

“#Surgeon known for first US hand transplant dies at 92” LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Joseph Kutz, a hand surgeon who helped perform the first hand transplant in the United States, has died. He was 92. Kutz died Saturday, according to a post on Facebook by The Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center, a medical facility Kutz co-founded…

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