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AP IMPACT: Seeking lung donors after at-home death
Turn to 10 “We’ve had a number of very disgruntled family members that wanted to donate (a loved one’s organs) and weren’t able to,” said Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant surgery chief at the University of Michigan. Spurred by that family reaction, in a few months … |
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Mark Craig’s Fourth-and-5
Minneapolis Star Tribune Christensen died this week of complications from a liver transplant surgery. He had 92 catches in 1982 and 95 in 1986, both records for tight ends at the time. • Remember when Panthers coach Ron Rivera came to the Metrodome on the hot seat back on Oct. |
Deseret News |
USC honors first African American athletes
WIS Former Raiders tight end and five-time Pro Bowler Todd Christensen died from complications during liver transplant surgery. He was 57.More >>. With his penchant for poetry, Todd Christensen never fit the Raiders’ renegade mold. But that didn’t keep him … Todd Christensen was an extraordinary athlete, intellectual, humorist and mentorDeseret News Christensen left big impression on one ex-BYU teammateThe Register-Guard |
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Sutton was strong advocate for children
San Antonio Express At the time, transplant surgery was still considered experimental and he and his wife had to lobby the insurance company to pay for it. The hospital wouldn’t consider transplant surgery unless the family had $100,000 in the bank, Sharon Sutton said … |
Washington TimesTodd Christensen was an extraordinary athlete, intellectual, humorist and mentorDeseret NewsHe died Wednesday following complications from liver transplant surgery. Mark A. Philbrick, BYU. Vai Sikahema. For the Deseret News. Summary. To…
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Study finds donor age not a factor in most corneal transplants
Medical Xpress In time, we hope the study will have a lasting impact on the practice of corneal transplant surgery,” Dr. Mannis said. “Although the results suggest that age-matching may be appropriate for the very youngest donors and patients, we do not think it is … |
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Who’d pay to transplant organs from condemned killer?
Norwalk Reflector Phillips would be returned to Death Row after recovering from transplant surgery. Kasich set Phillips’ new execution date for July 2, 2014. Prison policy says Ohio taxpayers will not pay for transplant surgery. There’s a possibility the cost could be … |
National Institutes of Health (press release) |
NIH-funded study finds donor age not a factor in most corneal transplants
National Institutes of Health (press release) In time, we hope the study will have a lasting impact on the practice of corneal transplant surgery,” Dr. Mannis said. “Although the results suggest that age-matching may be appropriate for the very youngest donors and patients, we do not think it is … |
10News |
Life-saving surgery rescheduled for James Homer Rivera
10News His canceled transplant surgery that was postponed until next year was moved up to next week. “I’m like, ‘Yes i did it, I changed my outcome,'” River said. Copyright 2013 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published … |
Washington Post |
Raider, ‘Renaissance Man’ Todd Christensen dead at 57
USA TODAY Christensen, 57, a five-time Pro Bowl tight end with the Oakland/Los Angeles/during his NFL career (1978-1988), died Wednesday at a hospital near his home in Alpine, Utah, from complications during liver transplant surgery. Plunkett, the former Raiders … Former Raiders TE Todd Christensen dies at 57Beaumont Enterprise Ex-BYU and NFL star Todd Christensen dies at age 57Salt Lake Tribune Todd Christensen dies at 57; record-setting NFL tight endLos Angeles Times Yahoo Canada Sports (blog) all 124 news articles » |