Liver transplantation

Texas Hospital Halts Organ Transplant Program After Doctor Accused of Manipulating Records

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A Texas hospital has shut down its organ transplant program after discovering that a doctor allegedly made “inappropriate changes” to medical records that would have made certain patients ineligible for operations. Wagner Moura on Playing a Journalist in Civil War The Houston-based Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, which previously operated a kidney and liver transplant program, … Read more

Experimental Therapy Could Grow You Brand New Livers

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LyGenesis cell solution with hepatocytes in suspension.Photo: LyGenesis An experimental liver-growing treatment is facing its biggest test in humans yet. This week, biotech company LyGenesis announced that it has just begun a phase II trial of its therapy designed to grow miniature livers inside a person’s lymph nodes. If the therapy works as hoped, it … Read more