How an historic heart transplant created a celebrity scientist 50 years ago: Dr Chris Barnard remains the only South African scientist who ever achieved global celebrity status. Heart of Cape Town Museum South Africa’s Chris Barnard stands out in medical history as the heart surgeon who became a global household name after transplanting the first human heart on 3 December 1967. … [Read more...] about How an historic heart transplant created a celebrity scientist 50 years ago | The Conversation
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100th lung transplant patient to spend Christmas at home
100th lung transplant patient to spend Christmas at home: 56-year-old Fanie Swart, the 100th patient to have received a lung transplant at Netcare Milpark Hospital’s highly specialised transplant unit, will be able to go home for Christmas. Source: Media Update Submit your own Press Release or get free content for your publication. My Press Release (MyPR) provides free … [Read more...] about 100th lung transplant patient to spend Christmas at home
Emlynn Singh spends the festive season at home after heart transplant
Emlynn Singh spends the festive season at home after heart transplant: 13-year-old Emlynn Singh of Johannesburg is able to spend the festive season with her family after undergoing a landmark heart transplantation at Netcare Sunninghill Hospital. Source: Media Update Submit your own Press Release or get free content for your publication. My Press Release (MyPR) provides free … [Read more...] about Emlynn Singh spends the festive season at home after heart transplant
