The story of Mayo Clinic’s second face transplant, a decade in the making
A catastrophic gunshot wound changed Derek Pfaff’s life. Ten years later, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, his life changed again ...
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Transplant at Mayo Clinic replaces 85 percent of patient’s face after more than 50 hours of surgery
March 5 had been a day of dread for the Pfaff family since 2014, when Lisa and Jerry found their 19-year-old son, Derek, ...
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Family sees God’s hand in son’s survival after suicide attempt, successful face transplant
Two weeks after his surgery when Derek got out of ICU, Lisa took him in his wheelchair to St. Mary’s Catholic Chapel on the ...
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“I lived for a reason:” Mayo Clinic Completes Successful Facial Transplant for Survivor of Suicide Attempt
Rochester, MN ( KROC-AM News )- A man who survived an attempt to take his own life has been given a new face to embark on his ...
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Mayo Clinic Q&A: Cholesterol — know your numbers
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my 30s and overweight, but I thought I was too young to worry about cholesterol. I just learned my cholesterol is high. I know diet and exercise are important.
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Carilion seeks to bring kidney transplant services to Southwest Virginia
Carilion Clinic is trying to bring kidney transplant services to its Roanoke ... difficulty that patients with end-stage renal failure face. Availability of organs, for example, is another problem.
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'Cruel bullies call me a gold digger because I'm marrying man with world's first face transplant'
A woman marrying the man who had the world’s first face transplant has lifted the lid on their relationship – and they claim they've been bullied ever since. Joe DiMeo made international ...