WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Damage from Hurricane Helen is impacting healthcare manufacturers' ability to distribute IV solutions and other products. Wichita restaurant owner Joshua Rathbun started dialysis four months ago. …
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Organ Donation
Man dies in motorcycle accident in Wisconsin; organ donation has positive impact | News
The mother of a Potosi, Wisconsin, man who died in a motorcycle accident last month has spoken out about his final act of kindness. POTOSI, Wis. (KWWL) …
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As a high school student, Jeremy Peterson knew his future was Painful dialysis sessionsextreme weight loss, and on the brink of death while waiting for a kidney donor. What does …
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Carl Summerhill needs a healthy kidney from a living donor. “Or I will die much sooner than I would otherwise,” he told me before undergoing dialysis treatment this week. The …
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Lung Transplantation
University of Chicago Medicine's Latino Transplant Program transplants 'beautiful new lungs' into Northwest Indiana man
See the history of the Spanish language and click here As his chest X-ray appeared on the computer screen, Bensavio Guajardo was comforted by the nurse's words. “Mira tas hermosos …
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A 58-year-old American man has become the first person in the world to have his failing heart replaced with a temporary titanium blood pump. This metal organ appears to have …
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Kidney Transplantation
Good Morning America Doctor implants artificial heart in patient awaiting transplant A 57-year-old man in Texas waiting for a heart transplant had the bottom half of his heart removed and replaced with an artificial heart. 2 days ago
by News Sourceby News SourceGood Morning America Doctor implants artificial heart in patient awaiting transplant A 57-year-old man in Texas waiting for a heart transplant had the bottom half of his heart removed and …
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A 28-year-old Chicago man is conscious as he undergoes organ transplant surgery, with doctors showing him his kidney on the operating table.
by News Sourceby News SourceJohn Nicholas, 28, is one of a select few patients to undergo a kidney transplant while fully conscious. While he was on the operating table, doctors talked to him throughout …
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A 98-year-old man was donated with his liver, believed to be the oldest organ donor in American history.
by JIM SALTERby JIM SALTERST. LOUIS (AP) — Orville Allen dedicated his life to public health, but when he died at age 98, he left one thing behind: his liver. Allen, a World War …