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Sunday Island
|September 07, 2025
Ticket to eternal life? Putin and Xi may be talking about having mul- tiple organs transplanted and per- haps repeatedly.
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Having surgery is a big undertaking, though, with significant risks. Each time you go under the knife you are rolling the dice.
Currently, people who get a new organ also have to take strong anti-rejection drugs called immunosuppressants for life. These can have side-effects, such as high blood pressure, and increase the risk of infections.
This story is from the September 07, 2025 edition of Sunday Island.
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