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Best Heart Transplant Outcomes Seen at High-Volume Centers
High-risk patients urged to seek care at hospitals where teams are most familiar with the surgery
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Many Consumers Don't Know What's in Over-the-Counter Painkillers: Study
Lack of knowledge about active ingredients may up the risk of overdose, researchers say
Flu Vaccine Appears Safe After Kidney Transplant
Vaccinated patients were less likely to lose new organ or to die, study says
New Hepatitis C Drugs Close to Gaining FDA Approval
Agency panel gives unanimous support to telaprevir, boceprevir as treatments for liver-damaging disease
Girls Less Likely Than Boys to Be on Kidney Transplant List
Reasons for the gap aren't clear, but speeding time to transplant is crucial, researchers say

Hepatitis C See Our 3D Animation

The Hepatitis C virus is a blood-borne pathogen that primarily affects the liver. The liver is a large reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity. This video animation shows how the Hepatitis C virus spreads through the Liver.  Click Here
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Preserving Donor Livers: The New Technique
New technology is helping donor livers last longer. See how one doctor is using a device similar to a dialysis machine to get transplant recipients the life-saving livers they need.
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Medicaid Coverage 'Substantially' Improves Access to Care: Study
Coverage resulted in better outcomes, more use of health services among low-income adults, researchers say




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Jan 27, 2012
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