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40 years later, a Marine’s donated kidney is still working
WCVB Boston On average, a transplanted kidney from a deceased donor lasts about 15 years. We now know that survival rates are significantly better for transplants from living donors and still better for transplants from related donors. While the Jensens have … How long does a kidney last? 40 years for these brothers | The …The Telegraph |
How long does a kidney last? 40 years for these brothers … – The Bellingham Herald
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How long does a kidney last? 40 years for these brothers …
The Bellingham Herald A brother’s kidney donation has lasted his sibling 40 years. |
Bercow ‘blocked MP from revealing investigation into Keith Vaz after accepting donations’ – Express.co.uk
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Bercow ‘blocked MP from revealing investigation into Keith Vaz after accepting donations‘
Express.co.uk The paper claimed the Speaker later called on Mr Bridgen to sit down as he attempted to talk about the allegations – which related to alleged abuse of Mr Vaz’s position in office and had no relation to his sex scandal last year. Mr Vaz currently sits … |
Organ donation group to honor 3 Somerset students, teacher – TribDem.com
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Organ donation group to honor 3 Somerset students, teacher
TribDem.com Three Somerset Area School District students and a teacher are scheduled to be recognized by Gov. Tom Wolf’s Organ Donation Advisory Committee at Monday’s school board meeting for their efforts to educate students about organ donation. Eighth-grader … |
Team Triston raising funds for scholarships – Durant Daily Democrat
Durant Daily DemocratTeam Triston raising funds for scholarshipsDurant Daily DemocratHe was just going to the ranch that he worked to make sure his work from the week before was satisfactory. He would be right back home, he thought. … The foundation …
Nebraska Medicine honors organ donations – WOWT
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Nebraska Medicine honors organ donations
WOWT It is a donation that turned Reisdorff and his donor, Dan Masters, into lifelong friends. “[I] talked to my wife about getting tested to see about being a donor,” Masters said. After several of Reisdorff’s family members were not matches, Masters was a … Living organ donors event celebrates the gift of lifeLincoln Journal Star |
Kidney warrior lives by phrase “awareness creates change” – The Channels
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Kidney warrior lives by phrase “awareness creates change”
The Channels Without a living kidney donor, I would have had to wait 10 years while dialysis for a deceased donor kidney. This second time around was a complete eye opener. I didn’t have anyone waiting in the wings automatically wanting to give me a kidney. On my … |
Turning to Teens to Solve New York’s Organ Donor Crisis | NBC … – NBC New York
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Turning to Teens to Solve New York’s Organ Donor Crisis | NBC …
NBC New York Every second nearly 10000 New Yorkers are in a life or death situation but it’s not because of a crime or an accident. Time is running short because their organs … |
Frequent blood donation safe with proper precautions – Arizona Daily Star
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Frequent blood donation safe with proper precautions
Arizona Daily Star DEAR DR. ROACH: My blood type is O-negative. I am well aware that O is the universal donor blood type. I have tried to donate every eight weeks since I was 16. I am now turning 49 in a few weeks, and wonder how many people I’ve helped over the years … |
Vibrant volunteer treats every Red Cross donor like a blood relative – WLOS
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Vibrant volunteer treats every Red Cross donor like a blood relative
WLOS Burton is a blood donor ambassador, and she’s something of a star attraction. For 20 years, she’s greeted donors at the door and made sure they sit down for a snack or beverage after they’ve given something precious. “And she just has this aura of … |