Washington — Pig kidney transplants After just 47 days, surgeons were forced to remove the slowly failing organ, forcing the patient back onto dialysis. Lisa Pisano is the second person …
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Kidney Transplantation
Woman becomes first U.S. woman to undergo robot-assisted double kidney transplant
by News Sourceby News SourceKidney failure is a common symptom of multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer that affects the body's plasma cells. That's exactly what happened to Joan Kukla, a 70-year-old Cleveland, Ohio, …
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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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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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WASHINGTON (AP) — Pig kidney transplants She has died, along with an implanted device that keeps her heart beating, surgeons announced Tuesday. Lisa Pisano was near death with kidney and …
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Liver Transplantation
This woman needs a new liver. She has been fighting it for 27 years, but time is running out.
by Jenna Headby Jenna HeadJanet Hong, 56, is looking for a living donor for a liver transplant. The criteria for a suitable donor are good health, between the ages of 16 and 60, a …
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Maryland woman, dual organ donor, supports bill to give organ donors tax credit
by Valerie Bonkby Valerie BonkA Maryland woman is backing a bill aimed at increasing the number of living organ donors. Lindsay Gutierrez before being released from Hopkins Hospital after undergoing a liver transplant in …
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Lung Transplantation
Montgomery County woman with cystic fibrosis needs second double lung transplant after rejection
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A young woman from Montgomery County is fighting desperately for her life: She needs a lung transplant but most hospitals are turning her down. Following tubing to …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Pig kidney transplants After just 47 days, surgeons were forced to remove the slowly failing organ, forcing the patient back onto dialysis. Lisa Pisano is the second …
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Organ Donation
Dixon woman receives much needed kidney through exchange program – Shaw Local
by Cody Cutterby Cody CutterDIXON — Julie and Scott Helfrich are no different from any other couple who's been together a long time. Married for more than 40 years, they've been by each other's …