Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) who undergo a liver transplant alone have significantly better survival rates than those who receive a combined liver-lung transplant, according to a new analysis of U.S. …
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Kidney Transplantation
Social media plea leads to kidney donation in Maine
by Joe Lawlorby Joe LawlorKatie Zarrilli Doyen’s social media posts about her husband, Matt Doyen, needing a kidney led to one being donated on his behalf, giving him a voucher that put him higher …
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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) continues to lead the nation in pediatric liver transplant outcomes, achieving the best one- and three-year patient survival rates in the United States for the …
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Dialysis
Post on Facebook leads woman to kidney donation | Top Story
by Erin Gessertby Erin GessertOlga Payne never expected she’d find a kidney donor just a few months after posting about her need on Facebook. The Washington Heights resident had been battling polycystic kidney disease …
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Liver Transplantation
Coshocton TribuneAfter liver transplant, Coshocton man devotes second chance to helping others healLarry Monroy leads peer support groups helping with anxiety, depression, addiction and more..8 hours ago
by News Sourceby News SourceCoshocton TribuneAfter liver transplant, Coshocton man devotes second chance to helping others healLarry Monroy leads peer support groups helping with anxiety, depression, addiction and more..8 hours ago news source
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Kidney Transplantation
Skunk scratch in Idaho leads to two rabies deaths, including that of an organ recipient in Michigan
by David K. Liby David K. LiA rabid skunk scratched an Idaho resident, setting an exceedingly rare, deadly chain reaction that killed two people — the original bite victim and his organ transplant recipient, federal officials …
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A 19-member Turkish medical delegation from Türkiye has arrived in Senegal to lead planned kidney transplant operations, contributing to the development of the country’s organ transplant capacity. The team reached …
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Bone marrow transplantion
Warmste Week appeal leads to surge in potential stem cell donors for sick girl
by News Sourceby News SourceAn emotional appeal on VRT’s annual radio and television charity drive De Warmste Week (The Warmest Week) has sparked an unprecedented surge in potential stem cell donors for 11-year-old Hafsa …
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Bruce Paul Allen (left) with Andrew Lowy, MD (right), following his recovery from a Whipple procedure for pancreatic cancer at UC San Diego Health. Photo courtesy of the Allen Family …
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Kidney Transplantation
Pig kidney transplant success leads to new clinical trial at Massachusetts General Hospital
by News Sourceby News SourceA self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplantat a crucial point in the quest to prove if animal organs really might save human …