A nightmare scenario played out at a Kentucky hospital as a transplant donor woke up on the operating table just as doctors were …
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Lung Transplantation
Survivors share their stories as University Health celebrates 800th lung transplant
by Robert Priceby Robert PriceSAN ANTONIO – It was a big day for University Health when a special group of lung transplant survivors came together Friday to mark the hospital's 800th lung transplant, but …
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Liver Transplantation
Decatur mother overcomes adversity, recovers from severe liver disease | TOP STORIES
by Caryn Eisertby Caryn EisertDECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — WAND first met Kelly Springman in February 2024. The mother from Decatur had non-alcoholic cirrhosis and was in urgent need of a liver transplant. Springmann was …
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Organ Donation
How Live Donor Organ Transplants Work for Military Members, Veterans, and Donors > U.S. Department of Defense > Stories
by News Sourceby News SourceGiving 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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Awe and thankfulness. Those were the two feelings that came to Karen Lyons when Cleveland Clinic surgeon Nicholas Smedira, …
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Liver cancer patients in need of an organ transplant face a cruel catch-22 — in the time spent waiting for a new liver from a …