News tagged with 'Organ Rejecting Drugs'

An ethical debate is brewing over just how long someone should be dead before their organs are harvested.  Is brain dead, dead enough?  Or should the brain, heart and lungs have ceased functioning irreversibly for a period of time before organs are taken?  Is 75 seconds enough time? This emotional debate has both sides speaking out.

A new face was transplanted onto a French man in this unusual and rare operation. The patient was basically a recluse after tumors covered his entire face, distorting his features. This surgical technique will be coming to the U.S.