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Hospital Confirms Steve Jobs's Liver Transplant

CNet is reporting that the hospital where Apple's CEO reportedly got a liver transplant two months ago has now confirmed the truth of these reports. "Steve Jobs underwent his liver transplant about two months ago at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, the hospital confirmed Tuesday. Jobs, who returned to work Apple's campus in Cupertino, Calif., on Monday after a six-month medical leave, 'is now recovering well and has an excellent prognosis,' according to a statement by Dr. James D. Eason, the program director of the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute. ... While Eason said the confirmation was being provided with Jobs's approval, he cited patient confidentially in saying that he could not reveal any further information on the specifics of Jobs's surgery."

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  1. Re:given he conned the transplant system, YES. by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Or saying a sinking ship is moving sluggishly."

    Now that you mention it, Slashdot has been rather sluggish lately ... (a special shout out to all the people who think that it is appropriate to mod any post with which they strongly disagree as trolling and flamebaiting)

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