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HEALTHBEAT: Hardest-to-match patients get more transplants in first year of …
Newser It’s been a year since the United Network for Organ Sharing changed rules for the transplant waiting list, aiming to decrease disparities and squeeze the most benefit from a scarce resource: kidneys from deceased donors. Now data from UNOS shows that … |
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New rules bringing kidneys to hardest-to-transplant patients
Your News Now A year ago, the network changed how kidneys from deceased donors are distributed. The goal was to decrease disparities and squeeze the most benefit from that scarce resource. Now the system’s tracking shows that transplants have increased among the … |
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Hollywood Hills mudslide; infrared burro count; human remains returned
Arizona Daily Star UCSF officials said the recipient’s new kidney is working properly but they declined to identify the patient or the deceased donor. They wouldn’t discuss the case further. Most kidney transplant recipients receive kidneys from deceased donors, but … |
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San Francisco hospital suspends kidney donor program after death
Fox News UCSF officials said the recipient’s new kidney is working properly but they declined to identify the patient or the deceased donor. They wouldn’t discuss the case further. Most kidney transplant recipients receive kidneys from deceased donors, but … Kidney donor’s death a ‘nightmare scenario’ for UCSF programSFGate San Francisco hospital suspends kidney donations after living donor’s deathThe Japan Times UCSF Suspends Kidney Transplants From Living Donors After DeathCBS Local San Francisco News (registration) –Pulse Headlines –UCSF Medical Center all 214 news articles » |
Appreciation shown for life-saving giftsVernon Morning StarTo date in 2015, there have been 88 deceased donor cases at hospitals across B.C., providing the gift of life to 365 recipients. This year also saw 38,522 British Columbians register as organ d…
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San Francisco hospital suspends kidney donations after death
East Oregonian (subscription) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — UCSF Medical Center has voluntarily suspended its living donor program for kidney transplants after a living donor died last month. The donor had provided a kidney to a recipient at UCSF Medical center in October. Hospital and … |
122015-nvr-wir-worldbriefsNapa Valley RegisterMost kidney transplant recipients receive kidneys from deceased donors, but those received from living donors generally have better outcomes. The risk of a kidney donor death following surgery is about thre…
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Lifelong Venturan donates in memory of her friends, family
Ventura County Star Phyllis Whitlock continues her annual donation to The Star’s Bellringer campaign to honor friends and family members who have died. The lifelong Ventura woman, 90, said almost all of her friends are dead now. “It’s kind of sad, but that’s what age does … |
The Salinas CalifornianSalinas cops union fundraising for child abuse victimsThe Salinas CalifornianThe Salinas Police Officers Association has launched a fundraising campaign to assist any victims associated in a severe child abuse case in which a 6-y…
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Facing Life Together: Longtime friends realize the value of family, friendship.
Canon City Daily Record She tested again in Houston in February of this year, and in July she was given a kidney from a deceased donor. After receiving the kidney, she wrote a letter to the donor’s family that will passed on to them through LifeGift. “That was one of the … |