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ATHENS, TN — Every eight minutes, another person is added to the transplant waiting list. Heart transplantation is the most effective treatment for end-stage heart failure. But a national shortage …

Donor burden Organ donation places physical and psychological stress on women, especially when forced. As all the doctors who spoke to TNM acknowledged, living organ donation is a complex surgery …

AUBURN, Maine (WGME) — Another patient is left without access to donations after a national charity suddenly shut down. A woman recovering from a kidney transplant was left struggling to …

Maria Contreras and Monica Davis had nothing in common until fate forced them together now they share the same life-saving …

The growing burden of alcohol use disorders and alcohol-related liver disease While previous studies have documented disparities in liver transplants overall, disparities in liver transplants for ALD are less clear, …

PUNE: For every woman who receives an organ, four men receive a transplant in this country. Data from 1995 to 2021 shows that 36,640 transplants were performed, of which more …

TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — White women have the highest cumulative incidence of heart transplant offers being accepted, according to a study published online March 25. American Medical …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Black patients who need a heart transplant may be less likely to receive one than white patients, according to a new study led by researchers at …

Ernie Mandel HealthDay Reporter health day WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Black men are less likely to be transplanted with a functioning donor heart in the United States …

Confirmed One patient had A blood type and the second had B blood type. They had no family members with the same blood type. (Photo: Freepik) An exchange transplant occurs …