The Conversation USHow live liver transplants could save thousands of livesThe Conversation USApril is National Donate Life Month, a time to emphasize the importance of organ donation. It is also a good time to learn about a major medical advance that …
Newsweek |
Organ Donation: 7-year-old Boy Becomes First Child to Undergo Five-organ Transplant
Newsweek Acknowledging her son’s deceased organ donor, Freestone said: “There also aren’t enough words to say thank you to the donor and their family and while we’re thrilled that Jay has been given this chance, we’re also incredibly aware of the sadness and … |
NY1 |
A look at the low rates of African-American organ donors
NY1 Transplant surgeon Anthony Watkins holds a special place in Wanda Harris-Lopez’s life. In 2009, she began experiencing symptoms and was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, which caused serious damage to her kidneys and pancreas. “My eyes were blurry … |
Times of India |
Youths turn saviours, breathe life into India’s organ donation drive
Times of India There is no nationwide study of age profiles of Indian deceased donors, but doctors say that the youth and the aged form the biggest groups of donors. The reason for this is not hard to find. Road traffic accidents and intracranial bleed are the two … |
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Lower mortality rate found among living kidney donors with ESRD than non-donors
Healio Living kidney donors with end-stage renal disease had a lower mortality rate compared to matched non-donors, according to a study that will appear in the Kidney International Reports. “We found in a national, multiyear study of the U.S. incident … |
Sky NewsSurgeons perform first scrotum and penis transplantSky NewsSuch operations require patients to use an implant to achieve an erection, bringing a higher risk of infection than the highly experimental full transplant. But while they avoid such pr…
CNN |
Kidney ‘re-gifting’: How twice-transplanted organs can bring new life …
CNN Vertis Boyce is a 70-year-old African-American woman. But her new kidney used to belong to a 24-year-old Hispanic man. And before that, it belonged to a 17-year-old white girl. After helping to save a young man, a ‘re-gifted’ kidney is giving new life to a 70-year-old womanWENY-TV |
The Verge |
In a world first, a US veteran now has a new penis and scrotum
The Verge But it’s the first time doctors have transplanted such a large area of the body — including part of the lower abdomen, the entire penis, and the scrotum — from a deceased donor. The doctors will soon know whether the patient can urinate through his … Surgeons perform first scrotum and penis transplantSky News Doctors perform first-ever penis and scrotum transplant for US veteranBig Think (blog) Afghanistan veteran recovering from extensive 14-hour penis transplantToronto Star Stuff.co.nz –The Sun –Baltimore Sun –Johns Hopkins Medicine all 245 news articles » |
Irish Examiner |
US veteran who survived Afghan blast receives most extensive penis transplant
Irish Examiner A war veteran who lost his genitals in a blast in Afghanistan has received the world’s most extensive penis transplant, and doctors say he is recovering well and expected to leave hospital this week. Saying they wanted to address “an unspoken injury of … |
Vestavia Voice |
The gift of time
Vestavia Voice Every New Year’s Day, the Donate Life Rose Parade float has brought living donors and recipients to ride or walk beside the float, while also honoring the families of deceased donors by showing loved one’s images on the float. The theme for the 2018 … |