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05Dec/17

Penn professors are using organs infected with diseases to save lives — here’s how – The Daily Pennsylvanian


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Penn professors are using organs infected with diseases to save lives — here’s how
The Daily Pennsylvanian
Professors at Penn Medicine have found success in a new medical technique: transplanting diseased organs from deceased donors to healthy recipients, then curing the recipients of the disease. In 2016, Penn Med launched its first clinical trial to “test

04Dec/17

Teen who donated kidney to Mount Laurel man to be honored in Rose Parade – Ellwood City Ledger


Ellwood City Ledger

Teen who donated kidney to Mount Laurel man to be honored in Rose Parade
Ellwood City Ledger
Since 2004, the Donate Life float has been part of the Rose Parade. It features the floragraphs of several dozen deceased organ donors from around the country. Luke was chosen because of his family’s deep devotion to the cause. They have raised more

03Dec/17

The First Woman In The US To Have A Uterus Transplant Just Gave Birth & It’s A Modern Medicine Miracle – Romper


Romper

The First Woman In The US To Have A Uterus Transplant Just Gave Birth & It’s A Modern Medicine Miracle
Romper
So far, Baylor’s performed eight out of 10 scheduled transplants, and two have failed so far. There’s also another woman who’s pregnant after her transplant, according to TIME. A similar trial is being done at the Cleveland Clinic using only deceased
First-ever birth from womb transplant occurs in the United StatesDeccan Chronicle
Exclusive: First US Baby Born After a Uterus TransplantTIME
A Woman Has Given Birth After a Uterus Transplant for the First Time in the USFuturism
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02Dec/17

A Woman Has Given Birth After a Uterus Transplant for the First Time in the US – Futurism


Futurism

A Woman Has Given Birth After a Uterus Transplant for the First Time in the US
Futurism
She previously had children successfully and wanted to pass the gift of life on. “I just think that if we can give more people that option, that’s an awesome thing,” Syler told Time. It takes about five hours to remove the uterus from the donor, then
Woman With Transplanted Uterus Gives Birth, the First in the USNew York Times
First Baby from a Uterus Transplant in the US Born in DallasCosmopolitan.com
Exclusive: First US Baby Born After a Uterus TransplantTIME
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01Dec/17

Kidney transplant is Mt. Vernon woman’s only hope for survival … – Lawrencecountyrecord

Kidney transplant is Mt. Vernon woman’s only hope for survival …
Lawrencecountyrecord
If Jade Curry, of Mt. Vernon, receives a kidney from a living donor, she can expect to live to see her son Eli, 8, graduate from high school and college, start a career, get married, and have children of his own. If she doesn’t, she may not make it

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