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In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, members of the surgical team show the pig heart for transplant into patient David Bennett in Baltimore on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (Mark Teske/University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP)

In first, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient

January 11, 2022
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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(AP) – In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he’s…

Thailand’s first successful acardiac twin surgery performed at Srinagarind Hospital

November 17, 2021
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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Surgeons at Srinagarind Hospital, of Khon Kaen University, have performed Thailand’s first and successful surgery on a case of acardiac twins (twin reversed arterial perfusion or TRAP sequence) to save…

Urgent call for blood donations as Thai hospitals face critical shortage

August 26, 2021
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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The Thai Red Cross Society is beseeching the public to donate blood urgently, saying that the country’s hospitals are experiencing a critical shortage of blood reserves for patients, forcing the…

Non-urgent surgery at Krathum Baen district hospital on hold after medics infected with COVID-19

July 7, 2021
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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The Krathum Baen district hospital, in Thailand’s coastal province of Samut Sakhon, has postponed all non-urgent surgery and doctor appointments until further notice, after several medical personnel and patients were…

Princess Chulabhorn recovers from surgery and is discharged from hospital

June 28, 2020
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn has recovered from surgery and was discharged from Chulalongkorn Hospital on Saturday, according to the Bureau of the Royal Household. The Princess entered hospital on…

Ex-commerce minister sent to Police Hospital for examination

November 28, 2018
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyaphirom has been sent to the Police General Hospital for examination to determine whether he needs a surgery of cervical spine dislocation or not, said Corrections…

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