News tagged with double infection

Double hand transplant patient out of hospital

(AP) -- The mother of the nation's first double hand transplant patient says he's out of the hospital and looking forward to returning to his wife and daughter in Georgia.

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

1st US 2-hand transplant patient yearns to feel

(AP) -- The nation's first double hand transplant patient can wriggle his new fingers a litte bit now and grab a tennis ball, but what he really wants to do is be able to feel his wife's hands when he holds ...

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created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Malaria makes relapsing fever more serious

Malaria and the Borrelia infection relapsing fever are diseases with similar symptoms that can occur simultaneously. In such cases, the malaria is moderated while the relapsing fever becomes more serious. This is shown in ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Double hand transplant patient recovering well

(AP) -- Valarie Kepner was so excited at learning last fall that doctors might be able give her husband new hands that she called the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center without telling him first.

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created May 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Double hand transplant taking place in Pittsburgh

(AP) -- The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital.

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0