Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Let's take a moment to say hooray for medical advances, shall we?


Let's take a moment to say hooray for medical advances, shall we? 

This photograph shows Polish heart surgeon, Zbigniew Religa, after 23 hours long heart transplantation. The surgery was successful. His assistant is sleeping on the floor (1987).

Today more than 5,000 heart transplants are performed around the world every year, and the surgery takes just 6 hours
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14 comments:

  1. Ragle Gumm11 June 2013 at 09:41

    gosh ... that dude looks healthier than other people without an transplanted heart ...

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  2. Angie Walters11 June 2013 at 12:16

    Can tell the patient is grateful  and happy.

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  3. Allan Palmer11 June 2013 at 12:47

    And its worth reflecting on that these are the same surgeons/physicians that are currently being over-regulated to the point where they are giving up medicine in droves.

    We need regulation yes, but in moderation.

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  4. Marcus Scheller11 June 2013 at 13:12

    Science <3

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  5. Serge Nechiporuk11 June 2013 at 13:48

    Was is the first successful heart transplant?

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  6. Jacek W11 June 2013 at 14:41

    Serge Nechiporuk it was one of the first heart transplants in Poland.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zbigniew_Religa

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  7. Andrew Bowlby11 June 2013 at 14:50

    You hear a lot of talk about "heart" in sports...but, I dunno, this is taking it to another level. From both the patient and the surgeon, actually.

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  8. Kazan Law11 June 2013 at 16:37

    That is fantastic! Corina Marinescu

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  9. Michael Gonzalez11 June 2013 at 19:21

    we have the worst health care system in the world. That story is priceless and shows how rewarding medicine could be. Here in america , our infestation of cancer of attorneys , lawsuits, and insurance/pharmaceutical lobbies will never let us see the beauty of practicing real medicine.

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  10. Logan Kuzyk11 June 2013 at 20:05

    Michael Gonzalez That's why I live in Canada.

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  11. Andrew Bowlby12 June 2013 at 08:05

    Logan Kuzyk Is that why Danny Williams comes to the United States for surgery?

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  12. Corina Marinescu12 June 2013 at 08:36

    Andrew Bowlby We cannot comment some officials choices, everyone is free to choose the dr, treatment, hospital..etc
     It doesn't mean Canadian surgeons are less prepared than American ones...is just a matter of personal choices.

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  13. Logan Kuzyk12 June 2013 at 16:37

    Andrew Bowlby I'm not saying the surgeons  are better in Canada, I'm just saying that I would not want to get badly hurt in the U.S because I'd have to pay for most of the operation. Sorry if I offended anyone.

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  14. Reese Jones13 June 2013 at 20:57

    wow

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