Somewhat dated.
Of the 4,000 Americans waiting for heart transplants, only 2,500 will receive new hearts in the next year. Even for those lucky enough to get a transplant, the biggest risk is the their bodies will reject the new heart and launch a massive immune reaction against the foreign cells. To combat the problems of organ shortage and decrease the chance that a patient’s body will reject it, researchers have been working to create synthetic organs from patients’ own cells. Now a team of scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School has gotten one step closer, using adult skin cells to regenerate functional human heart tissue, according to a study published recently in the journal Circulation Research.
More @ Popular Science
After this comes kidneys, then livers then just about any organ.
ReplyDeleteThe true 'bottleneck' will be $$$. Society will not be able to pay for welfare AND new organs for the non working half of society. But that non working half WILL vote for politicians who will promise to make US pay for this.
that non working half WILL vote for politicians who will promise to make US pay for this.
DeleteSad and getting worst.
Dr. friend of mine told me that Medicare/Medicaid start a managed care model next year. When fully implemented the government will pay a flat rate to the Dr/hospital to treat a certain condition. He said in severe cases the doctors will effectively be paying the government for the privilege of practicing medicine. Of course that means the doctors will refuse to participate. He said if you are going to get sick...... Do it soon.
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Thanks and insane of course.
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