The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
Did you know?
Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
Did you know?
Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
Did you know?
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
Did you know?
Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
