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In 2008, First Coast News Anchor Anthony Austin signed up to be a bone marrow donor. Almost 17 years later, he got a phone call that he's a possible match. Republicans Are Breaking With Trump Over ...
On Monday, more than 1,000 soldiers and veterans showed up at Fort Bragg, North Carolina for a bone marrow donor screening, and more than 1,000 others submitted requests online for test kits ...
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A novel synthetic bone graft showed noninferiority to autograft in posterolateral spinal fusion. The synthetic graft also diminished the effects of smoking on surgical outcomes. SAN DIEGO — A ...
With cervical fusion surgery, the surgeon removes the damaged disc and places a bone graft (which is taken either from the patient's hip or from a cadaver) in the space between the vertebrae.
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) - A 2-year-old boy who was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer has received a life-saving bone marrow donation. Hezekiah “Hezzy” Martinez received a ...
Eight years ago he'd received a life-saving bone marrow transplant from a stranger and the donor herself was now on the plane. Laura LoGiudice captured the emotional moment on video when the pilot ...
Traditionally, doctors use either a patient's own bone (autograft) or donor bone (allograft) to fill these gaps. However, these methods come with challenges, including a limited supply ...
Ossium Health, which was founded in 2016, has partnered with 27 of the 56 U.S. organ procurement organizations to collect the bone marrow from the spinal columns of organ and tissue donors after ...
Surgeons have successfully implanted an artificial titanium heart in the chest of ... implant to keep patients alive while they wait for a donor heart to become available. Thankfully, the BiVACOR ...