A 30-year-old Frenchman has become the first person to ever receive a total face transplant. Partial face transplants have been done previously in France and China. The Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston will attempt a similar surgery in the near future. Full story.


Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.