During World War II, Dr. Willem Kolff revolutionized medicine by creating the first “artificial kidney” from everyday objects such as juice cans, sausage casings, and old washing machine parts. This …
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A simple blood donation can save the life of 18-year-old Ramon Orestes Martinez, who has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant to survive. If a compatible donor is found, …
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Kidney Transplantation
'This really takes a village': ECU Health transplant team and donors save 3-year-old's life with kidney transplant
A team like no other Kayla credits her daughter's success to the transplant team, Dr. Gomez Mendez, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), and Inslee's entire ECU health team. “They’re …
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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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News
A 29-year-old young woman who was diagnosed with an incurable disease on her 21st birthday is now hoping for a miracle: a stranger's decision may save her life.
Shaylee Willis' life was changed forever when she was diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease just days after her 21st birthday. Now she is patiently waiting for a life-saving kidney …
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Videos
Times Organ Donation Drive – Sign up as organ donor & save 8 lives
by News Sourceby News SourceEvery year, over 5,00000 Indians die waiting for organs. Sign up as an organ donor and save 8 live.
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Liver Transplantation
Using normothermic machine perfusion in simultaneous heart and liver transplants could save more lives
by News Sourceby News SourceMarch 26, 2024 The use of combined heart and liver transplantation (CHLT) to treat multi-organ disease and organ failure is becoming more common today, as advances in surgical techniques and …
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Kidney Transplantation
Could animal organ transplants save thousands of dying people? | BU Today
by Rich Barlowby Rich BarlowBMC Kidney Transplant Director Discusses Groundbreaking Pig Kidney Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital On average 17 people People die every day in the United States waiting for an organ transplant. …
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National Donor Life Month Celebrated every April, the event raises awareness about organ and tissue donation and educates Americans about Register as a donorDonate Life Month also celebrates those who …
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Register as an organ donor and learn more at www.save8today.com Every day people die waiting for an organ transplant.