11. Doctors at the hospital have already been using technology like the left ventricle assist device to help transplant recipients while they wait for a heart to become available. 12. Dr. Nadey Hakim, a member of the transplant team from England, said in a telephone interview Friday that the double-hand transplant recipient was doing well. 13. For example, virtually all lymphomas arising in transplant recipients are related to the Epstein-Barr virus. 14. Hill declined to identify the transplant recipient. 15. However, it could lead to infection in individuals with damaged immune systems -- such as AIDS patients or organ transplant recipients, the company said. 16. If this finding holds up, concerns about infecting the transplant recipient or the public may be diminished. 17. Leukine is already approved for use in bone-marrow transplant recipients and in treating adults with a specific type of leukemia. 18. Liver transplant recipient Chris Klug, an American, took a bronze in snowboarding. 19. Liver transplant recipient Geraldine Chiasson and her husband, William, of Ludlow both volunteer to promote organ donation at malls. 20. Loretta Conroy will never get over the loss of her child, but knowing part of him lives on in four transplant recipients has been a comfort. |