WDAY |
Man donates part of liver to ailing Moorhead stepmom in rare …
WDAY FARGO—Until recently, 57-year-old Pam Moll of north Moorhead suffered with pain, extreme fatigue and brain fog due to non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. |
West Fargo Pioneer |
Man donates part of liver to ailing Moorhead stepmom in rare …
West Fargo Pioneer FARGO—Until recently, 57-year-old Pam Moll of north Moorhead suffered with pain, extreme fatigue and brain fog due to non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. |
West Fargo Pioneer |
Man donates part of liver to ailing stepmom in rare transplant
West Fargo Pioneer Of that total, just 359 were living donor liver transplants. Even though Pam’s symptoms were debilitating prior to the transplant, tests indicated her liver function wasn’t bad enough for her to be on the deceased donor list, so live liver donation was … |
Above the Law |
‘Donor‘-Conceived Dutch Demand Data
Above the Law In the Netherlands, twelve donor-conceived individuals have brought a lawsuit, claiming that a recently deceased fertility doctor is likely their father. Like the American case, they argue that the Dutch doctor wrongfully substituted his own sperm for … |
Renal and Urology News |
HCV-Infected Kidneys Transplanted to Uninfected Recipients
Renal and Urology News (HealthDay News) — In a research letter published online in the New England Journal of Medicine, Philadelphia doctors write that they have cleared hepatitis C infections in 10 patients who received kidneys from deceased donors who had the virus. In … |
WCSH-TV |
Chain of kidney donors encourages people to ‘share their spare’
WCSH-TV But there aren’t enough deceased donors, and even fewer living donors to help them. There is a transplant program right here in Maine that is encouraging more people to help save lives and to “Share their Spare.” It recently completed its second kidney … |
WDEF News 12 |
Police officer gives boy “the very best gift we could receive”
WDEF News 12 At this appointment, his labs showed that his kidney function is still decreasing and the doctors are in talks of activating him on the deceased donor list for a kidney transplant.” A kidney from a live donor would be an even better solution, the … |
The Straits Times |
Cancer-free after liver transplant
The Straits Times In Western countries, deceased donor liver transplants are more common than living related donors, said Professor Pierce Chow, senior consultant surgeon at National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS). “The reverse is true in most Asian countries. |
Vox |
John Oliver targets dialysis, a procedure that’s exhausting, deadly, and very profitable
Vox If that’s a step too far, you can also sign up as a deceased donor, and tell your family that you want your organs donated upon your death. Deceased donor organs are less helpful to recipients than living donor organs, but they’re definitely better … |
Contagionlive.comHCV-Infected Kidneys May Change Organ Transplant MedicineContagionlive.comHowever, a group of scientists from Penn Medicine launched the first clinical trial that would transplant kidneys from deceased donors infected with HCV to uninf…