Organ transplant
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Methodist Hospitals Draw National Praise...this hospital in the national spotlight. Spiegel says, "We do have wonderful centers of excellence, both in liver transplants and our solid organ transplant program and our cardiac program." In April of this year, Apple CEO Steve Jobs... In this article: Methodist, Methodist University, Steve Jobs, and Craniotomy |
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CNN | September 08, 2009
Apple ripe for 9-9-09 event
...hardware and software that restores our sense of childlike wonder; The reappearance of Apple's iconic CEO, restored to health by the organ transplant that saved his life; The digital debut - via iTunes - of one of the most influential...
In this article: Apple Inc, Steve Jobs, Cnnmoney.com, The Beatles, Itunes, IPod, Revenue, Hiccup, and Rock Band
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Baltimore Sun | June 28, 2009
Steve Jobs' liver transplant shows power of the rich
Steve Jobs' liver transplant shows power of the rich A celebrity like Apple CEO Steve Jobs scores a rare organ transplant and the world wonders: Did he game the system? The rich have plenty of advantages that others don't. But winning the...
In this article: Steve Jobs, Cancer, Surgery, Pancreatic cancer, and Apple
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L.A. Times - Booster Shots | June 29, 2009
Silence breeds suspicion about many things, as Steve Jobs knows
...where there is less competition for organs." The Associated Press notes: "A celebrity like Apple CEO Steve Jobs scores a rare organ transplant and the world wonders: Did he game the system?" Here's what the United Network for Organ...
In this article: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc, California, and Memphis, Tennessee
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USATODAY.com | June 25, 2009
Jobs' liver transplant shows money can make a difference
...meaning extensive liver damage had occurred. Patients in such bad shape would get priority on any organ transplant list, and if Jobs did have a recurrence of cancer, that would give him even higher preference, said Dr. Roderich...
In this article: Steve Jobs, Cancer, Surgery, Pancreatic cancer, Apple, The United Network, California, and Tennessee
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abcnews.go.com
Apple CEO Steve Jobs' Liver Transplant Stirs Health Care ...
... CEO Steve Jobs traveled to an unnamed hospital in Tennessee for a liver transplant show ... Jobs couldn't pay for an organ. Nor could he pay to cut the queue. ...
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www.cnn.com
Did Steve Jobs' money buy him a faster liver transplant ...
... Steve Jobs, the CEO and cofounder of Apple, underwent a liver ... Steve Jobs • Organ Donation. From the Blogs: Controversy, commentary, and debate ...
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www.forbes.com
Steve Jobs' Liver - Forbes.com
Steve Jobs, the 54-year-old CEO of Apple, received a new liver two months ago. ... this reward ran afoul of the 1984 National Organ Transplant Act, which prohibits ...
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Steve Jobs at Apple Event Talks About Liver Transplant - ABC News
Apple CEO Steve Jobs opened up about his liver transplant in a surprise ... Apple CEO Steve Jobs received a liver transplant from an organ donor in his 20s ...
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How To Get A Liver When You Need One - Forbes.com
The current organ transplant system is unfair, inefficient and deadly. ... Apple's Happy To Have Steve Jobs Back. Madoff Sentencing Monday. Read All Comments ...
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Organ transplant is the moving of an organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patient's own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site. Organ donors can be living or deceased (previously referred to as cadaveric).
Organs that can be transplanted are the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas, penis, eyes and intestine. Tissues include bones, tendons, cornea, heart valves, veins, arms, and skin.
Organ donation is one of the most challenging and complex areas of modern medicine. Some of the key areas for medical management are the problems of organ rejection - where the body has an immune response to an organ which causes failure of the transplant and of ensuring that the organ can be kept in a functioning state while it is transplanted from one body to another. This is a very time sensitive process.
In most countries there is a shortage of suitable organs for transplantation. Countries often have formal systems in place to manage the allocation and reduce the risk of rejection.
Transplantation also raises a number of bioethical issues, including the definition of death, when and how consent should be given for an organ to be transplanted and payment for organs for transplantation.
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