What began as a desperate plea of hope has become a story of healing, progress and overwhelming gratitude for a Wake County family. Charlotte Akers was only a week old …
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Lung Transplantation
Dedicated to Helping Animals, Woman Finds New Breath After Double-Lung Transplant
by News Sourceby News SourceFor as long as she can remember, Laura Zitzelberger’s life has revolved around animals. From nursing stray dogs and cats as a child, to working at the Toledo Zoo, to …
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Organ Donation
Lititz man gets the gift of liver donation — and finds out after surgery, he knows the donor | Local News
The most meaningful present for Joe Stoyanovitch this holiday season isn’t sitting under his Christmas tree. Rather, the gift came Oct. 30 inside a Philadelphia operating room when the Lititz …
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Organ Donation
Tampa family finds comfort after man’s sudden death helps save 5 lives through organ donation
by FOX 13 Newsby FOX 13 NewsMan saves 5 lives through organ donation A family in Tampa is turning their heartbreak into hope. Their 39-year-old brother suddenly died just after Thanksgiving, but he’s giving new life …
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Lung Transplantation
Lung transplant patient finds strength in numbers
by News Sourceby News SourceLEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 25, 2025) — If you ask Steve Worrell what word describes him, he’ll say this, without hesitation: “Blessed.” “God has blessed me in may ways, especially when …
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Christine and Kendel Paul were both heart patients when they met at a hospital in New York on Valentine's Day 2022. They hit it, but they were in other relationships …
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As a pastor and funeral director, Eric Barnes often comes face to face with people who are dealing with their own mortality. In recent years, however, he’s had several brushes …
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Kaplan-Meier unadjusted survival estimates by gender (male and female) after onset of end-stage renal disease (A) all-cause mortality, (B) cardiovascular mortality. credit: American Heart Association Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.123.029691 A …
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Lung Transplantation
After lung transplant, woman finds love with deceased donor brother
by Good Newsby Good NewsA West Virginia woman married the love of her life on September 28th. double lung transplant Then she meets her deceased donor's younger brother and falls in love. Jennifer Ellis, …
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Heart Transplantation
Heart transplant lists don't rank children by medical need, Stanford Medicine-led study finds | News Center
by News Sourceby News SourcePediatric donor hearts are in short supply, especially for infants and small children, because few children die in situations where organs can be donated. Matching requires consideration of several factors, …