Giving life to another person through organ donation is one of the most selfless acts a human being can do. While many people think of organ donation as something that …
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Organ Donation
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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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Videos
Stanford Health Policy Forum: Ending the Organ Donation Shortage
by News Sourceby News SourceOver 100000 Americans are currently waiting for a transplant of a kidney or other vital organ. Because the demand outstrips the …
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More than 100,000 people in the United States are waiting for an organ transplant. Unfortunately, many may never receive the phone call that a suitable donor organ has been found …
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Kidney Transplantation
Kidney transplant patient and surgeon advance organ transplantation with groundbreaking technique
by News Sourceby News SourceIn mid-March 2024, surgeons at the Transplant Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a 62-year-old man with end-stage renal disease. At …
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Liver Transplantation
Texas hospital halts liver and kidney transplants after claims doctors denied patients organ transplants | US Healthcare
A prominent Houston hospital has shut down its liver and kidney transplant program after authorities said one of its doctors secretly manipulated records to deny some patients new livers. Memorial …
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Talking about organ donation / Rise in ADHD / Nutritional Dos and Don'ts: Mayo Clinic Radio
by Joel Streedby Joel StreedHealth and Wellness December 2, 2018 Organ donation is often called the gift of life. In the United States, 100,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant. Unified Network for …
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Emotional effects
Stress and coping strategies of families of pediatric solid organ transplant recipients in times of pandemic
by News Sourceby News SourceIntroduction Pediatric solid organ transplantation (SOT) is the treatment of choice for end-stage organ failure (Imam et al., 2020), which allows the medical situation of a child to change from …
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Organ Donation
'The tension is gone': Jessup Vietnam veteran receives kidney transplant, highlights importance of organ donation | News
Russell Canevari, who had been searching for an organ donor in March after his kidneys were damaged by exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, thought he would be …
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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 …