Word: transplante
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...present, LVADS are used primarily to buy time for patients who are waiting for a heart transplant. But the pumps had developed such a good track record over the years that doctors started to wonder if the devices could provide a more long-term solution...
...suffered from congestive heart failure for two years; by last June he was getting ready to die. His liver and kidneys had nearly quit, and he could hardly muster the strength to lift his head off the pillow. His doctors ruled that he was too ill for a heart transplant. They gave him less than one month to live...
...other good things back to the other side. Because the rabbit cells never come into direct contact with human blood, the chances of infection or rejection are minimized. The device, now in its final stage of clinical trials, is meant primarily as a "bridge" to an eventual liver transplant for patients with acute liver failure or for those who have rejected a previous transplant. In some cases, it may also give a damaged liver time to heal on its own, eliminating the need for a transplant altogether...
...that understands loss and suffering. In the past two years, the fathers of star players O'Neill, Scott Brosius and Bernie Williams died lingering deaths during the course of the season. Manager Torre has survived prostate cancer. Pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre, diagnosed with blood cancer, underwent a bone-marrow transplant. Catcher Posada has carried on while his infant son has endured three cranial surgeries...
...Jennifer Daly People who should definitely get vaccinated are those with asthma, heart disease, kidney disease or any other long-term health problem. Anyone with an immune defect, cancer, transplant, or HIV/AIDS should also get a shot. As should women who are pregnant and will be in their second or third trimester during flu season (winter), health care workers and essential community workers. We also suggest that people in dorms or other crowded living conditions go ahead and get the vaccine...