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Lung Transplantation
Hope is back: Georgia woman receives heart and double lung transplant thanks to organ donation and family – News
by Adam Popeby Adam PopeLinda Morgan's transplant journey has inspired many people and will continue to do so as she shares her story with the world. Video: Chris McCauley and Mayen Ma Linda Morgan's …
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Bone marrow transplantion
UMD hockey player returns to ice after bone marrow transplant. thank his brother
UMD hockey player returns to ice after bone marrow transplant. thank his brother University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs hockey player Will Francis, a senior at Shoreview College, returned to the …
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Harvard University Massachusetts General Hospital announced Thursday that it has successfully performed the world's first successful transplant of a gene-edited pig kidney into a 62-year-old man with end-stage renal disease. …
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CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Former basketball coach Jamie Mahaffey, who recently underwent a heart transplant, is celebrating a remarkable recovery and a new lease on life. “I'm feeling better and my …
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Lung Transplantation
Woman with stage 4 colon cancer receives double lung transplant at Northwestern University
by News Sourceby News SourceAfter her colon cancer returned, Mandy Wilk was left with few options to stay alive. When she was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer in 2017, it had already spread …
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Heart Transplantation
Heart Transplant Alumni Association Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Heart Transplants at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Lois Angelisanti hugs Dr. Behzad Soleimani, surgical director of heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, at the Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute's Heart Transplant Alumni Reunion. Soleimani performed Angelisanti's …
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Duffy, J. P. et al. Long-term patient outcome and quality of life after liver transplantation: analysis of 20-year survivors. Ann. Surg. 252, 652–661 (2010). Article PubMed Google Scholar Fleming, K. …
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Lung Transplantation
Northwestern Medicine Performs First-ever Double Lung Transplant on Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer Patient
Minnesotan Amanda Wilke's 42nd birthday, June 10, wasn't just a day to celebrate. After battling colorectal cancer since 2017, Wilk rang the bell at Northwestern Medical School in Chicago to …
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Kidney Transplantation
Infant receives rare life-saving kidney transplant in Westchester County, New York
by News Sourceby News SourceVALHALLA, WESTCHESTER COUNTY (WABC) — It was a heartwarming reunion for a toddler, her mother and family as they returned to Westchester County Hospital on Friday. There, the girl received …