http://www.kipesquire.net/2009/06/socialized-medicine-denialism-and-steve-jobs-liver-transplant/ A Stitch in Time Saves Nine ... But Haste Makes Waste Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:08:21 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.kipesquire.net/2009/06/socialized-medicine-denialism-and-steve-jobs-liver-transplant/comment-page-1/#comment-8741 Brandon Berg Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:30:30 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=11163#comment-8741 Actually, a partial liver will regenerate, so a piece can be taken from a living donor and transplanted. It's not as safe as kidney donation (liver donation has a fatality rate of about half a percent), but it's low enough that I think that cash payments could persuade enough people to eliminate the need for any kind of rationing. Actually, a partial liver will regenerate, so a piece can be taken from a living donor and transplanted. It's not as safe as kidney donation (liver donation has a fatality rate of about half a percent), but it's low enough that I think that cash payments could persuade enough people to eliminate the need for any kind of rationing.

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