A North Texas mother shares her emotional journey and advocacy for organ donation after her daughter Olivia received a …
Texas
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Kidney Transplantation
MPR NewsKidney transplant recipient is back home in Minnesota after two weeks in ICE custodyA kidney transplant recipient who had been in ICE custody in Texas for two weeks without access to many of his life-saving medications….3 days ago
MPR NewsKidney transplant recipient is back home in Minnesota after two weeks in ICE custodyA kidney transplant recipient who had been in ICE custody in Texas for two weeks without …
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Bone marrow transplantion
Texas teen meets bone marrow donor who helped her beat leukemia
by Robbie Owensby Robbie OwensTim Metken refuses to call himself a hero. Batman was his childhood favorite, but even without a mask, cape or supercar, he still saved a stranger’s life through a bone …
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Bone marrow transplantion
Dell Children’s Medical Center Successfully Completes First Bone Marrow Transplant in Central Texas
by News Sourceby News SourceDell Children’s Medical Center has achieved a historic milestone in pediatric cancer care for Central Texas, announcing the region’s first successful pediatric bone marrow transplantation. This groundbreaking program provides comprehensive …
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Organ Donation
Beloved Texas Tech professor’s search for kidney donor restarts after final-step denial
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Texas Tech University Professor Jeff Hanson is back to square one in his search for a kidney donor, after a promising match was denied at the …
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CROWLEY, Texas – A police officer in the Tarrant County city of Crowley is asking for help getting a kidney transplant. What we know: Officer Kwuan Shaw was diagnosed with …
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Dialysis
Texas’ transitional dialysis program led to significant decline in utilization of emergency dialysis
by News Sourceby News SourceThe cost of emergency dialysis is estimated to be 8-times that of in-center dialysis. A new study reveals that a transitional dialysis program piloted in Travis County (Austin, TX) resulted …
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News
The Texas Organ Sharing Alliance says it needs more Hispanic organ donors
by Karen Luceroby Karen Luceroby: Karen Lucero More than 10,000 people in Texas are awaiting organ transplants, according to the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance. Less than half of the people in the Rio Grande …
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Heart Transplantation
Texas Children's Hospital celebrates 40th anniversary of pioneering heart transplant program
houston, November 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Texas Children's Hospital is proud to celebrate 40 years of its pioneering heart transplant program. of Texas Pediatric Heart Transplant Program is one of …
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Anne Bunting, a heart transplant patient, has had a long journey with cardiovascular disease and shares some lessons learned …