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Face Transplant Surgeons Plead For Privacy

British 'chequebook journalism' could jeopardize procedure

By Sam Biddle, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 8, 2007 3:56 PM CDT

(Newser) – Doctors are preparing to execute Britain's first face transplant, but first they must face off with relatives of potential patients and the media eager to buy their stories, the Guardian reports. The press has fixed it eyes and nose on the upcoming operation, but surgeons... Read full story »

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