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Would you help save another person’s life, even if it meant undergoing a difficult elective surgery? When University of South Florida (USF) student Aiden Jaskolka-Brown became a living organ donor …
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Lung Transplantation
California doctor with cancer receives rare lung-liver transplant at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago
by News Sourceby News SourceCHICAGO (CBS) — A California doctor battling advanced stage lung cancer is now cancer-free after surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital completed the first-ever lung and liver transplant on a cancer …
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Dialysis
New risk score helps cardiologists predict when TAVR patients will need dialysis
by News Sourceby News SourceThe team developed the TRITAVIpre score, which focuses on pretreatment variables associated with increased risk of RRT. Next, he added a procedural variable to the equation for another risk score, …
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One week after a devastating car crash, the family of 10-year-old Francine made the courageous decision to donate her organs.
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Lung Transplantation
Lung cancer doctor receives unprecedented liver and double lung transplant from Chicago’s Northwestern Hospital
by News Sourceby News SourceChicago — It’s an unconventional medical story. Northwestern surgeons have successfully performed a combined lung and liver transplant on a patient with advanced lung cancer. And the patient himself is …
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Videos
Living Organ Donation? Not so fast! | Sigrid Fry-Revere | TEDxLafayetteCollege
by News Sourceby News SourceSigrid Fry-Revere discusses the pros and cons of live organ donation and the steps that must be taken before it is a valid option …
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Organ Donation
Warren General Hospital Celebrates Donate Life Month | News, Sports, Jobs
by News Sourceby News SourceTimes Observer photo by Daniella Ranghien Warren General Hospital, Organ Recovery and Education Center, transplant recipients, donor families and others gather at Warren General Hospital’s main entrance for a celebration …
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Nicholas L. Tilney Francis D. Moore Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School.