Image credit: © PomPam – Stock.adobe.com New methodological data demonstrate the frequency, incidence, and prevalence of skin cancer in heart transplant recipients.1 Skin cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and …
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A patient who received a face transplant at Rochester's Mayo Clinic says he has a second chance at life.
by Jeremy Olsonby Jeremy Olson“People were always pointing fingers at me,” Derek Pfaff said Monday at the Gift of Life Transplant House in Rochester with his mother, Lisa. “I was home most of the …
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Liver Transplantation
Hear from patients who received the first domino liver transplant in decades at UNC Hospital
Seth Webb, 30, of Macclesfield, North Carolina, and Scott Owen, 72, of Cameron, North Carolina, both needed new livers. Surgeons at UNC Hospitals took full advantage of this opportunity and …
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Videos
Family of teen organ donor will meet boy who received his heart
by News Sourceby News SourceThe family of a 13-year-old organ donor will meet the boy who received his heart and turned a tragedy into hope for both families.
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Lung Transplantation
Community rallies for woman who received double lung and heart transplant
by Abby Lesterby Abby LesterEYAGER, WV (WVVA) – Dawn Robinette, a wife and mother to a 12-year-old son, is a McDowell County native who has struggled with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for many …
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Heart Transplantation
Community raises funds for state trooper who received heart transplant
by Olivia Yepezby Olivia YepezHARRIS COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) — On the morning of August 4, fire engines surrounded the intersection in Ellerslie. The firefighters weren't there to put out the flames, they were there …
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Heart Transplantation
Local boy who received a heart transplant will throw out the first pitch at Friday's Seawolves game
by Matt Mathiasby Matt MathiasThe Erie community rallied around a local boy who appeared as a special guest at UPMC Park on Friday night. Jonah Allgaier was diagnosed with a rare heart disease at …
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Heart Transplantation
Family of 7-year-old Duluth boy who received heart transplant raises money for recovery costs
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) – The family of 7-year-old Roya Snyder is holding a walk to help raise money as she recovers from a heart transplant. Snyder, a first-grader …
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Organ Donation
Lakeland PBS A Bemidji former firefighter who received a double lung transplant raises awareness about organ donation A Bemidji former firefighter who received a double lung transplant raises awareness about organ donation. Share on Facebook..6 hours ago
by News Sourceby News SourceLakeland PBS A Bemidji former firefighter who received a double lung transplant raises awareness about organ donation A Bemidji former firefighter who received a double lung transplant raises awareness about …
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Mass patient who received pig kidney is discharged from hospital and continues recovery at home
Richard Suleiman, the world’s first living human to receive a kidney transplant from a pig, has been released from Massachusetts General Hospital and continues to recover at home. Suleiman, 62, …