TAPinto.net |
Mahopac Father of Three in Desperate Need of Kidney Transplant …
TAPinto.net MAHOPAC, N.Y.-“It’s not like borrowing money. You are asking a lot of someone,” said Mahopac resident Matt Fiscella. Fiscella suffers from chronic kidney disease and is in dire need of a kidney transplant. Until that happens, he goes for dialysis … |
WZZM |
Holland woman to finally meet her deceased kidney donor’s family …
WZZM A Holland woman who suffers from a genetic kidney disease finally got the chance to meet the family of the man whose kidney saved her life. . Story Page – WZZM13.com is the official website for WZZM-TV, your trusted source for breaking news, weather … |
Longview Daily News |
A lifesaving gift: Near-stranger donates kidney to toddler in St. Louis
Longview Daily News Much of the family’s life is planned around these treatments. In August, Michael was added to the National Kidney Registry, joining about 115,000 people waiting for a transplant. A donor kidney would allow him to stop his dialysis treatments and avoid … |
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Alternatives to whole liver transplants for children have become safer, study finds
EurekAlert (press release) “Our study indicates that while there were initially worse outcomes when a whole liver from a deceased donor was given to two recipients, known as a “split liver transplant,” outcomes are now similar to the classic liver transplant, when a whole liver … |
The HinduKeep giving even after livingThe HinduIn India, most organ donations are live transplants, like kidneys (each person usually has two, and can function normally with one) and the liver (where the whole organ is not needed, just a slice). But th…
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Outcomes have improved for alternatives to whole liver transplants in children, study finds
News-Medical.net “Our study indicates that while there were initially worse outcomes when a whole liver from a deceased donor was given to two recipients, known as a “split liver transplant,” outcomes are now similar to the classic liver transplant, when a whole liver … |
Futurity: Research NewsPartial liver transplants have gotten safer for kids – FuturityFuturity: Research NewsOne in 10 children waiting for a liver transplant die each year, but partial liver transplants getting safer for kids could lead to shorter wai…
CTV News |
Opioid epidemic coincides with sizable increase in deceased organ donors in Alberta
CTV News A record-setting number of organ transplant procedures took place in Alberta in 2017 and health officials confirm a quarter of the transplants involved organs from donors who died from an overdose. Alberta Health Services’ Donation Program saw an eight … |
Telangana TodayJeevandan organ donation scheme reaches new milestoneTelangana TodayHyderabad: The State-run Jeevandan organ donation scheme reached a milestone of collecting organs from 450 deceased donors when relatives of a 25-year-old youngster, Pav…
Alternatives to whole liver transplants for children have become …Medical XpressIn a new Johns Hopkins study of patient and graft survival trends for pediatric liver transplant recipients between 2002 and 2015, researchers found that outcomes for alt…