Family support makes transplants easier to take - Commercial Appeal

Published: June 18, 2012
by Dr. Manoj Jain

I had not recognized the deep bonds between sisters until I saw my two daughters holding each other in a long embrace after the older one returned from college.

Thinking back, I should have recognized this bond from my two patients, twin 51-year-old sisters whose first names are separated by only one letter. Both were admitted to the hospital a few months ago. Juana Boyland is three minutes older than Tjuana Boyland, their younger brother told me at Tjuana's bedside, and Juana required a lung transplant in 1997, seven years before Tjuana. Read More

Dr. Manoj Jain: Alert wife assists on doctors' diagnosis - Commercial Appeal

Published: June 03, 2012
by Dr. Manoj Jain

Often patients and families think their doctor is all-knowing when it comes to the causes of their illness and the plan for treatment. Yet, uncertainty underlies each diagnosis and treatment plan.

This could not have been more true in Jay Killen's case. I know this first-hand because I am one of the doctors caring for him. Read More