27Feb/18

Manitoba breaks provincial kidney transplant record, but 200 still on wait list – CBC.ca


CBC.ca

Manitoba breaks provincial kidney transplant record, but 200 still on wait list
CBC.ca
Another 30 Manitobans are waiting for heart, lung and liver transplants, said Roberta Koscielny with Transplant Manitoba. ‘It’s a miracle that such a surgery is even possible.’ – Agnes Bartel. Goertzen said wait times are a product of a complex set of

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26Feb/18

Complications less likely for cord blood recipients than for HLA-matched unrelated grafts – Healio

Complications less likely for cord blood recipients than for HLA-matched unrelated grafts
Healio
SALT LAKE CITY — Hematopoietic stem cell transplant survivors who received umbilical cord blood grafts appeared less likely to experience bone loss and cardiac complications than survivors who received HLA-matched unrelated donor grafts, according to

26Feb/18

‘God has blessed us’: Mom believes her twins’ premature birth saved her life – Today.com


Today.com

‘God has blessed us’: Mom believes her twins’ premature birth saved her life
Today.com
Brinson’s brother will likely be her donor, though she has several unrelated donors who volunteered to help, too. Brinson sometimes worries about the future. She’s afraid the girls might come home while she’s still in the hospital or something might