Liver

A Transplant First: Liver Kept Alive Outside Body

By Jonathan Weiss | Mar 15, 2013 03:12 PM EDT

The first machine to keep a liver warm and fed with oxygen was successful at saving two lives. Inventors hope to expand usage all over the world and prevent needless deaths.

UV lamp

Rare Condition Causes Girl's Skin and Eyes to Turn Yellow

By Makini Brice | Oct 15, 2012 11:42 AM EDT

A nine-year-old Pennsylvania girl has to spend up to 12 hours a day under UV lights because of an extremely rare liver condition that turns her eyes and skin yellow.

toothpick

Toothpick Linked to Woman's Severe Blood Poisoning and Mysterious Liver Problems

By Christine Hsu | Sep 11, 2012 12:19 PM EDT

A woman developed severe blood poisoning and a swollen liver after she accidentally swallowed a toothpick.

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