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Organ transplant
In practical terms it means removing an organ (kidney, heart, lung, liver, pancreas, intestine, etc.) from someone from the same species (allotransplant) and placing it in another individual of that species.
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Who is eligible for organ transplants?
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Can i deny an organ transplant when i die?
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Why do people need to have an organ transplant?
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What tests are involved in organ transplantation?
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How can I get healthier after an organ transplant?
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Can you tell me about organ transplant technologies?
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What is the mechanism by which organ transplants work?
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What are reasons why organ transplant queues are so long?
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How is the eligibility determined for an organ transplant?
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Can you be denied an organ transplant if you are a smoker?
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What is the definition or description of: organ transplant?
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What are the ethical issues concerning organ transplantation?
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What conditions determine who gets an organ transplant first?
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Are there any negative health effects from organ transplantation?
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Please explain which disease could make you need an organ transplant?
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Are people with organ transplants at more risk for complications with tapeworms?
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A 38-year old asked:
When you get an organ transplant, how eactly does the body try to destroy the new organ?
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A 21-year old female asked:
What are some procedures that people who need organ transplants do while they are weighing on an organ?
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A 29-year old asked:
If you don't believe in organ transplants, should you not ask for one if one of your kids needed a transplant?
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A 37-year old asked:
What happens if somebody needed an organ transplant their body might reject the donorswould doing that for a real organ transplant actually work?
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Can you tell me more about organ transplants?
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Could you give me some info on organ transplants?
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Can you tell me how is technology helping organ transplants?
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What technology is used in organ transplants? How successful are they?
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Could depression affect organ transplants?
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Can I get toxoplasmosis by organ transplantation?
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Can someone with self-inflicted injuries be denied an organ transplant?
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Hello docs! can you tell me what disease could make you need an organ transplant?
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If a person has an organ transplant, does the person take on the donor's likes and interests?
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