MyPalmBeachPost |
When a son can save his mother, that’s a happy Father’s Day
MyPalmBeachPost “We lost four and a half months that we could have been finding another donor,” says J.P., who was already dealing with the pressures of two sick babies, a worried wife and a young son at home. Still, he “took charge of the kidney search” and launched … |
CBS New York |
Family Celebrates Father’s Day After Daughter Gives Dad Gift Of Life …
CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — This Father’s Day is extra special for a New York family that’s celebrating together after a daughter gave her dad a very unusual … Living donation allows family to celebrate another Father’s Day …WCAX |
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Living donation allows family to celebrate another Father’s Day – WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-
WCAX “Living donation is a really important aspect of what we do because we’re trying to save people’s lives and there simply aren’t enough organs from deceased donors to go around,” Florman said. It’s been almost a year since the transplant and everyone is … |
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Bioengineered Human Livers Mimic Natural Development
Lab Manager Magazine The only current treatment for end-stage liver disease is a liver transplant, and the number of livers available from deceased donors is limited. Because of this, a major goal in regenerative medicine is to attain self-organizing human tissues—in … |
Orlando SentinelFor this dad, donating kidney to son was a givenOrlando SentinelHe received a transplant from a deceased donor in September 2012. Kidneys are the most commonly transplanted organ in the United States. Most of the kidneys come from decea…
The Weekend Sun (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog) |
Organ donation rates increase
The Weekend Sun (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog) Efforts to increase New Zealand’s deceased organ donations and transplant rates have resulted in a record number being carried out in 2016, says Health Minister Jonathan Coleman. Organ Donation New Zealand figures show a total of 61 deceased organ … |
News-Medical.net |
Researchers bioengineer human liver tissues that mimic natural development
News-Medical.net The only current treatment for end-stage liver disease is a liver transplant, and the number of livers available from deceased donors is limited. Because of this, a major goal in regenerative medicine is to attain self-organizing human tissues – in … |
New York Post |
I married my kidney donor
New York Post In November 2004, after the couple had fallen in love and met each others’ families, Phillips neared the top of the wait list for donor kidney transplants from deceased donors and was called to an appointment. According to the National Kidney … |
Science Daily |
Bioengineered human livers mimic natural development: Study …
Science Daily Researchers bioengineering human liver tissues uncovered previously unknown networks of genetic-molecular crosstalk that control the organ’s developmental … |
Penn Current |
Transplanting kidneys with Hepatitis C saves patients’ lives, cures disease
Penn Current The research, led by David Goldberg and Peter Reese, both assistant professors of medicine and epidemiology, shows that 10 patients’ lives were saved with kidney transplants from deceased donors infected with the Hepatitis C virus. The trial was … |