Nobuo Miyazaki, 18, Japan's first heart transplant recipient, lies in bed at the government-operated Medical College -- on the island of Hokkaido -- 8/12. The youth, who underwent transplant 8/7, raised his hands and placed them on his chest 8/12, doctors said, adding that the youth is "progressing normally."

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Nobuo Miyazaki, 18, Japan's first heart transplant recipient, lies in bed at the government-operated Medical College -- on the island of Hokkaido -- 8/12. The youth, who underwent transplant 8/7, raised his hands and placed them on his chest 8/12, doctors said, adding that the youth is "progressing normally."

United Press International · [ca. August 1968]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Heart Transplant

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