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Liver transplant distribution changed after years of debate
The Keene Sentinel In Region 3, which includes the Deep South and Puerto Rico, 1,336 livers were obtained from deceased donors. That is partly because the Deep South is the center of the nation’s “stroke belt,” where higher rates of obesity, high blood pressure and … |
Renal and Urology NewsVariables Affecting Deceased-Donor Kidney Acceptance RatesRenal and Urology NewsNotably, the authors found significant variation in deceased-donor kidney acceptance rates. Similarly, organs were routinely refused multiple times be…
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteChanges in donor liver distribution will have marginal impact on PittsburghPittsburgh Post-GazetteLivers from deceased donors 70 or older who die of cardiorespiratory death would not be subject to the rules, with those organs use…
Murfreesboro Post |
Remarkable Rutherford Woman: Murfreesboro nurse needs a kidney for Christmas
Murfreesboro Post Potential donors have to submit a blood sample for analysis and undergo a series of evaluations, and may not have any history of diabetes, cancer or serious back problems. Vanderbilt’s team of nurse coordinators, donor advocates and social workers work … |
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Indianapolis man donates kidney to stranger to save his wife’s life
WTTV CBS4Indy … kidney from a deceased donor could take up to five years. “If you are on the kidney waiting list…you are literally just waiting to die. Which is a very sobering thought and my husband is changing that and he is letting me live,” said Deitz. On … |
HSC NewsbeatThe Altruistic DonorHSC NewsbeatNew Mexico patients often struggle with finding compatible kidney donors due to illnesses such as diabetes and kidney disease that are prevalent in the state. Historically, kidneys were harvested from recentl…
Health Highlights: Dec. 5, 2017 – Philly.comPhilly.comMandatory Screening of Newborns for Congenital Heart Disease Saves Lives: Study New Policy For Distribution of Livers for Transplant in U.S. Healthy Eating Has Environmental Benefits: Study Mold Con…
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Health Highlights: Dec. 5, 2017 | Health Care | US News
U.S. News & World Report Jimmy Kimmel’s Son Has 2nd Heart Surgery Mandatory Screening of Newborns for Congenital Heart Disease Saves Lives: Study New Policy For Distribution of Livers for Transplant in U.S. Healthy Eating Has Environmental Benefits: Study Mold Contamination … |
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Liver transplant distribution changed after years of debate
Worcester Telegram After years of debate, the organization that oversees the allocation of livers for transplant took steps Monday to address a longstanding geographic disparity in supply of the scarce organs. The policy approved by the Organ Procurement and … Health Highlights: Dec. 5, 2017 | Health Care | US NewsU.S. News & World Report |
shropshirestar.com |
Jill Saward: Inspirational organ donor honoured
shropshirestar.com Jill lived in Telford in the 90s and in Hednesford before then. Her family received the award on her behalf from Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for the West Midlands, John Crabtree OBE at the St Martin’s in-the-Bull-Ring in Birmingham. The award is run … |