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...conducting research on non-life saving transplants, such as those for the hand or face, since 1994. He said all of his analysis has led him to believe that the benefits of a face transplant for the facially disfigured outweigh the negative aspects, regardless of whether or not the patient is already on the immunosuppressant drugs...
...associate director of Brigham and Women’s burn unit and the head of the hospital’s face transplant program, told the Globe that he has performed dozens of facial surgeries using skin grafted from elsewhere on the patient’s body, leaving the patient still looking disfigured...
...Patients looking to qualify for the procedure would undergo extensive medical and psychiatric screening, including an evaluation by a psychiatrist from Massachusetts General Hospital. The psychiatrist would not be affiliated with the Brigham program and who would act on the behalf of the patient. Barker believes that another potential problem with the procedures is finding people who are both on immunosuppressants and are in need of a facial transplant...
...study aimed to investigate whether the well-known racial disparities in heart attack treatments were the result of bias or some other factor—a lack of treatment options for hospitals frequented by blacks or individual patient preference, for example...
USAGE While Roberts has not received an official diagnosis, a patient with two or more unexplainable seizures is often categorized as an epileptic. He could need medication, and his driver's license may be temporarily restricted, as it was 14 years...