For the fifth year in a row, Cedars-Sinai Cancer patients receiving donor stem cell transplants to treat blood and bone marrow cancer such as acute leukemia experienced better one-year survival …
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Organ Donation
Forced organ harvesting, a chilling and growing industry
by News Sourceby News SourceIn China’s Uyghur region, a massive expansion of transplant hospitals threatens to entrench allegations of forced organ harvesting from persecuted minorities. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, in villages across Bangladesh …
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Prometheus, a titan of ancient Greece mostly known for giving humans fire, is also credited as the creator of human arts and sciences. That balance is on display with …
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This #OrganDonationWeek, we encourage you to find out more about the life-saving effects your decisions to join the donor …
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Bone marrow transplantion
Bone Marrow Transplant Program – Expertise and rankings
by News Sourceby News SourcePediatric bone marrow transplant A Mayo Clinic specialist in pediatric blood diseases talks with a child about his condition. Each year, Mayo Clinic doctors diagnose and treat thousands of people …
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Organ Donation
Now is the time to end organ harvesting from “dead” donors – Catholic World Report
by News Sourceby News Source(Image: Piron Guillaume/Unsplash.com) A recent article in The New York Times (NYT) titled “A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk” uncovered that 55 medical workers in 19 states …
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Every day, people in Canada wait for life-saving kidney transplants – but many never get the chance. In this webinar held in …
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Bone marrow transplantion
Finding the Perfect Match for Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplants
by News Sourceby News SourceWhen a child is diagnosed with a serious illness like leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell disease, or a genetic blood condition, one potential treatment option may be a bone marrow transplant. …
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Emotional effects
Side Effects of Steroids – Physical, Mental and Infection Risk
by News Sourceby News SourceSteroids, such as prednisone and methylprednisolone, are used extensively to treat both acute and chronic GVHD. You may need to take steroids for several months or longer to keep your …
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Heart Transplantation
Heartwarming moment girl calls dad to say she’s getting a long-awaited donor heart at Cleveland Clinic Children’s hospital
by News Sourceby News SourceThe emotional moment a young girl from Ohio told her dad she was going to get a long-awaited donor heart was captured in a heartwarming video. Footage shared by Cleveland …