Woman who was denied a liver transplant, after review highlighted alcohol use, has died - eviltoast
Questions are being raised about the case of a 36-year-old Ontario woman who died of liver failure after she was rejected for a life-saving liver transplant after a medical review highlighted her prior alcohol use.
  • breetai@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Artificial kidneys are in the test phases. Not sure when they’ll enter trials but it’s very complicated.

    • SoylentBlake@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I just learned this last week that when someone gets a kidney transplant, doctors don’t remove the old one, they just shove it aside and patch the new one in…and honestly, that’s kind of fucking me up.