Mulberry Teen Awaiting Transplant Counts Tebow Among Friends
GAINESVILLE | A Florida Gators football game was playing on a TV at Lakeland Regional Medical Center the day Garrett Leopold was born, his mother, Susan Leopold, recalled.
Five Safety Precautions to Look For Before a Hair Transplant Surgery
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Finding the right hair transplant doctor involves much consideration: the costs, experience and expertise or doctor personality. One basic factor that is often …
Not uncommon for spouses to donate a kidney
Stanford transplant surgeon Dr. Marc Melcher, who performed the kidney surgeries on Pati and Kurt Steele, says it’s not uncommon for a spouse to donate a kidney.
Surgeons conduct multi-organ transplant
A SWISS hospital says lessons learned from a recent complex, multi-organ transplant will benefit patients with tumours that attack multiple organs.
Lynnwood mother on transplant list waits to breathe freely
Heather Phillips spends one-on-one time with her son, Corbin, 2, earlier this month. Phillips is awaiting a double lung transplant. Heather Phillips, 28, holds her 1-year-old daughter, Keira, while her 2-year-old son, Corbin, plays nearby in the family’s living room earlier this month.
Barca's Abidal training after liver transplant
Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has taken part in his first team training session since a liver transplant eight months ago.
'Boomers' With Hepatitis C Boosting Demand for Liver Transplants – U.S. News & World Report
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‘Boomers’ With Hepatitis C Boosting Demand for Liver Transplants
U.S. News & World Report The findings suggest that the development of liver cancer in baby boomers with hepatitis C is spurring the continuing increased demand for liver transplantation, but that the demand may decrease as these patients grow older, the study authors said. |
Heart transplant recipient to ski south pole glaciers
A Thunder Bay man and heart transplant recipient will soon embark on a journey to the South Pole to raise awareness about organ donation.
Patient dies after receiving smoker's lungs in transplant
A woman born with cystic fibrosis who died after being given a lung transplant from a smoker. Her father is now calling for hospitals to tell patients about a donor’s health history.
Lakeland teen faces second heart transplant
A 16-year-old from Lakeland is at the top of the list for a heart transplant. But what makes the procedure even more unusual is that this will be Garrett Leopold’s second heart transplant. His first came at just 3 months old.