http://www.fastcompany.com/member_recent_content/116066 Member recent activity block for member profile page en http://www.fastcompany.com/node/844691 <p>Two other reasons this trend is growing is 1) to avoid waiting lists, especially in Canada; and 2) to get access to procedures not commonly practiced in at home. Take the case of Kevin Stewart. He had a live liver transplant in India last August, facilitated by <a href="http://www.WorldMedAssist.com" title="www.WorldMedAssist.com">www.WorldMedAssist.com</a>. He not only would have had to pay $350,000 in the U.S. but worse, he was in a waiting line for a liver from a deceased person that was longer than his life expectancy without a transplant. His sister donated a lobe of her liver to save Kevin Stewart's life.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/node/844691">read more</a></p> Tue, 06 May 2008 11:56:34 -0400 Robbie Neely 844691 at http://www.fastcompany.com