Monday, December 20, 2004

Medicine: happy 50th birthday, kidney transplants!

Dr. Joseph Murray performed the first kidney transplant at then-Brigham Hospital in Boston on Dec 23, 1954. NPR has a nice piece on the procedure. Richard Herrick lived 8 years after the procedure, amazingly. His twin brother, Ronald, is still alive.

The National Kidney Foundation also has a historical nice site.
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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous12:47 AM

    1954? wow i didn't even know they had electricity back then. that's pretty cool.

    michael

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