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Wife makes life-saving sacrifice for husband
Cadillac News (subscription) Linda Smith-Wheelock, chief operating officer for the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, said one in four kidney transplantation procedures are among living, unrelated donors such as a spouse or friend. “Living donation has come far over the years … |
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Good Luck Getting a Kidney if You’re Unemployed or Work Part Time
Healthline Dr. Amit Tevar, surgical director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, said employment status alone plays no role in the decision to place a candidate on the transplant waiting list. “The system for … |
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Home News Teen survives double-lung transplant, but is upset…
Caledon Enterprise When Amanda was a baby, her parents were warned that if medication failed, lung transplantation was the only cure. Amanda enjoyed playing basketball up until recently when she couldn’t shake-off a flu which soon escalated into pneumonia. Distraught … |
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Clues about kidney disease from an unexpected direction
Scope (blog) The only treatment currently available is kidney transplantation or dialysis.” Meanwhile, while it’s increasingly clear that the primary cilium is playing an important role in the DNA damage response, what that role is remains mysterious. “Nobody has … |
OnlymyhealthRisks of Kidney TransplantOnlymyhealthA kidney transplant or renal transplantation is a surgical procedure of a healthy kidney transplant in a patient with end-stage renal disease. Kidney anatomy Kidney transplants, like most other surgical…
OnlymyhealthLung Transplantation for Cystic FibrosisOnlymyhealthThe transplantation of lung is a choice for a few people who have severe lung problems caused by cystic fibrosis. This procedure removes the diseased lungs and then replaces them with heal…
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Home News Teen survives double-lung transplant, but is upset…
Mississauga When Amanda was a baby, her parents were warned that if medication failed, lung transplantation was the only cure. Amanda enjoyed playing basketball up until recently when she couldn’t shake-off a flu which soon escalated into pneumonia. Distraught … |
Over 64000 hospitals and clinics unregistered in PunjabPakistan Daily Times4 patients, 2 donors infected after liver transplant: Four patients and two donors were infected on Sunday after a liver transplant in the Liver Transplantation Unit at the Kidn…
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Home News Teen survives double-lung transplant, but is upset…
Brampton Guardian When Amanda was a baby, her parents were warned that if medication failed, lung transplantation was the only cure. Amanda enjoyed playing basketball up until recently when she couldn’t shake-off a flu which soon escalated into pneumonia. Distraught … |
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New dialysis center generator highlights renal disease in Muskegon County …
Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.com Dialysis, often used as an alternative to kidney transplantation, removes the fluid and waste in the kidneys — a function the organ cannot perform when it fails. “The blood is taken out of their blood, filtered and then sent back into their body. If … |