KAALLiver Transplant Gives Second Chance at LifeKAALJuly 30, 2018 05:51 PM. (ABC 6 News) – Sunday was the annual Transplant Patient and Donor Family Picnic in Rochester. The picnic celebrates living donors and their recipients and honors deceased donor…
InDaily |
Insights into new corneal surgery
InDaily Corneal grafting, or keratoplasty, involves the replacement of the front clear ‘window’ section of the eye with a cornea from a deceased donor. Corneal damage from genetic conditions, infections or traumatic injuries is one of the major causes of … |
Brisbane Times |
‘Thank you for my life’: the organ donation gift that just kept giving
Brisbane Times This DonateLife Week, please talk to your family about your donation wishes and consider registering as an organ and tissue donor. One organ donor can save the lives of up to seven people. And one deceased tissue donor has the potential to improve the … |
Biennial Transplant Games celebrate the gift of lifeBurlington Times NewsThe best gift anyone can receive is life. To honor living and deceased organ donors, the Donate Life Transplant Games begin this week in Salt Lake City. Every two years, participa…
Jacksonville Daily NewsJacksonville resident continues search for kidney donorJacksonville Daily NewsKidneys from living donors generally have a higher success rate for transplants and last longer than kidneys from deceased donors. And it eliminates th…
The Mercury |
Little Sophie saved by the gift of life
The Mercury She has also received a letter from the parents of the deceased donor, outlining his interests, which she holds dear. “It was very touching,” she said. With her life turned around by the generosity of a complete stranger, Miss Hazel encouraged others … |
News Chief |
LPD sergeant donates kidney to son of detective – News Chief
News Chief Sgt. Mark Eby: “It was just a chance to help somebody out. It wasn’t like a big decision. … It was a lot less of an ordeal than I expected.” |
PEOPLE.com |
This Doctor and Mom Donated Part of Her Liver to Her Son in Rare Living Transplant
PEOPLE.com A liver segment from a living donor, rather than a deceased donor, ensures a fresh, healthy liver. “There is minimal but existent data that shows mother-to-child donation for a different liver disease has a better outcome than father-to-child,” Dara says. |
Renal and Urology NewsProgress in Graft Survival Has SlowedRenal and Urology NewsA team led by Maarten Naesens, MD, of University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium, conducted a cohort study of 108,787 recipients of deceased (brain death) donor kidneys across…
The Star OnlineIllegal kidney transplant dilemmaThe Star OnlineThe Bill was proposed because the current Human Tissues Act 1974 has a limited scope, governing only matters related to consent and deceased donors. Recalling her experience, Lee said she u…