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‘She’s Finally Cancer-Free’: 2-Year-Old Cancer Patient Meets Living Organ Donor Who Saved Her Life
CBS Pittsburgh Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It was a magical moment at UPMC Children’s Hospital. A man who donated part of his liver to save a child’s life met her in person for the very first time. Because of the living donor liver … |
Organ donor pool needs more diversity, experts say – News 5 Cleveland
News 5 Cleveland |
Organ donor pool needs more diversity, experts say
News 5 Cleveland CLEVELAND – Carlton Slade has endured nine surgeries since being diagnosed with congestive heart failure. “I’ve had open heart surgery three times,” said Slade. “Over the past year and a half, I was functioning off eight percent. I could hardly breathe.”. |
Ask Dr. Nandi: Why organ donation is essential – WXYZ
WXYZ |
Ask Dr. Nandi: Why organ donation is essential
WXYZ It’s phenomenal that one donor can save the lives of 8 people. And donated tissue can help up to 75 people. This is truly a life-enhancing opportunity for recipients to move, see and live better lives. Last year alone, 320 Michigan organ donors lead to … Local double organ recipient celebrating 30 years of lifeAL.com (blog) Southwest Transplant Alliance Breaks Ground on First-of-its-Kind FacilityD Healthcare Daily |
Holzer to join Rose Parade float – Point Pleasant Register
Point Pleasant Register |
Holzer to join Rose Parade float
Point Pleasant Register Djembe drums from Senegal, along with a Kuba drum from the Congo will carefully integrate 44 floral portraits in their beautiful design, honoring the brave lives of deceased donors. As the world’s most visible campaign to inspire organ, eye and tissue … |
Could pigs solve the organ donor shortage? – The Week Magazine
The Week Magazine |
Could pigs solve the organ donor shortage?
The Week Magazine Every day, 20 Americans die waiting for an organ transplant. Scientists have long tried xenotransplantation — using organs from other species in humans — to combat a short supply of organ donors, with little success. But this method is seemingly on … |
New York Woman Celebrates Second Chance At Life – Ossining Daily Voice
Ossining Daily VoiceNew York Woman Celebrates Second Chance At LifeOssining Daily VoiceBecause she was so weak at the time of the transplant, Dunn spent six weeks recovering in the hospital. During that time she relied on her friends and family for sup…
Western Iowa Tech students hold educational forum on organ donation – KTIV
KTIV |
Western Iowa Tech students hold educational forum on organ donation
KTIV SIOUX CITY (KTIV) – Students at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the public learn more about the impact of organ donation. An educational forum was held on campus Wednesday, featuring people who have been personally affected by organ … |
Her kidney donation now could save her granddaughter’s life later – FOX Carolina
FOX Carolina |
Her kidney donation now could save her granddaughter’s life later
FOX Carolina Veale mulled the idea over. Living donor transplants can cut wait times by years, and research has shown that that living donor kidneys tend to outlast those from deceased donors. Veale didn’t want to lose out on the opportunity of a potential donor … |
Red Cross blood donation opportunity in Ottawa – LimaOhio.com
LimaOhio.com |
Red Cross blood donation opportunity in Ottawa
LimaOhio.com Blood donation1-7 p.m. , Ottawa Chevrolet, 1420 N. Perry St., Ottawa. photo. OTTAWA — There will be a blood donation opportunity from 1-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19 at Ottawa Chevrolet, 1420 N. Perry St., Ottawa. |
Ohio University study: Fear leads people to think donating blood will make others faint – EurekAlert (press release)
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Ohio University study: Fear leads people to think donating blood will make others faint
EurekAlert (press release) The study, titled “Fear of blood draw is associated with inflated expectations of faint and pre-faint reactions to blood donation,” was conducted by Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor Christopher R. France and Senior … |