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When Planes Were Grounded On 9-11, People Came Together To Get A Donor Liver To A Baby For A Life-Saving Transplant
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When Planes Were Grounded On 9-11, People Came Together To Get A Donor Liver To A Baby For A Life-Saving Transplant

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When Planes Were Grounded On 9-11, People Came Together To Get A Donor Liver To A Baby For A Life-Saving Transplant

Today in 2001, while the world watched a tragedy unfold, there was an amazing story happening far from those sites: an effort to help a six month old baby get a transplant that would save her life.

By Brady Carlson|2024-12-10T09:01:48-05:00September 11, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: medicine, September 11 2001, transplants|

In The Future, Roadside Assistance Could Come From Robots

Robot roadside assistance? Toyota has applied for a patent for a system where self-driving drones could pull up to vehicles and give them some gas - or, if it runs on electricity, give it a charge.

By Brady Carlson|2024-12-02T07:56:37-05:00November 19, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: cars, drones, robots, technology, transplants|

A Big Transplantiversary

It was 50 years ago today that a doctor implanted a temporary artificial heart in a patient - a pretty big leap forward in heart surgeries, given that transplants were only about a year old back then.

By Brady Carlson|2024-12-10T09:02:15-05:00April 4, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: medicine, transplants, WTF|