News tagged with hand transplantation
UCLA's first hand transplant patient adapting well to new hand
Six-and-a-half weeks after receiving the first hand transplant in the western United States, Emily Fennell is becoming so accustomed to her new right hand that she barely remembers when she didn't have one.
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Calif. woman shows off newly transplanted hand
(AP) -- For the first time in five years, Emily Fennell has two hands.
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Calif. woman to show off newly transplanted hand
(AP) -- A 26-year-old mother who lost her right hand in a traffic accident several years ago is reuniting with her doctors to show off her new donated hand.
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Rare hand transplant surgery successfully performed at Emory University Hospital
Transplant and reconstructive surgeons from Emory University Hospital announced today at a news conference that they have successfully performed a rare complete hand transplant on 21-year-old Linda Lu, a college ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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UCLA performs first hand transplant in the western United States
Surgeons at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center performed the first hand transplant in the western United States in an operation that began one minute before midnight on Friday, March 4, and was completed 14-and-a-half ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Double hand transplant patient shows new hands
(AP) -- The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands.
Sep 02, 2010 |
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UCLA launches first West Coast human hand transplantation program
The UCLA Health System has launched the new UCLA Hand Transplantation Program, the first of its kind on the West Coast and only the fourth such center in the United States.
Jul 27, 2010 |
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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.
Oct 01, 2009 |
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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 ...
Jul 17, 2009 |
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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.
May 08, 2009 |
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Double hand transplant taking place in Pittsburgh
(AP) -- The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital.
May 05, 2009 |
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In double transplant, left hand works first
(AP) -- When patients had both hands transplanted, their brains re-established connections much more quickly with the left hand than the right, a team of researchers in France reports.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 07, 2009 |
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French hospital performs face, hand transplants
(AP) -- Paris' Public Hospital authority says a team of doctors has performed the world's first simultaneous partial-face and double-hand transplant.
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Marine moves fingers after rare hand transplant
(AP) -- Surgeons have transplanted a hand onto a Marine who was hurt in a training accident, and he has some movement in his fingers, according to the hospital where the operation occurred.
Mar 23, 2009 |
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