organ donations

First Newborn Transplant Proves Successful in UK: What Were the Risks?

Medicine & Technology Jan 21, 2015

Doctors at a hospital in London successfully transplanted the organs of an infant donor to two newborns that were in need late last year. The transplant marks the first time such a procedure has been done in the United Kingdom, although they have been performed in the United States, Germany, and Australia.

organ donations

First Newborn Transplant Proves Successful in UK: What Were the Risks?

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