23May/16

‘Please help to save my mum’ – inspirational girl, 9, becomes organ donor as mum waits for life-saving kidney transplant – Lancashire Telegraph


Lancashire Telegraph

‘Please help to save my mum’ – inspirational girl, 9, becomes organ donor as mum waits for life-saving kidney transplant
Lancashire Telegraph
A MOTHER who is waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant has spoken of her pride after her nine-year-old daughter decided to become an organ donor. Nicola Carroll, 30, from Burnley, was diagnosed with kidney failure two years ago and said her

23May/16

Scientists take key step towards understanding link between obesity and physically distant diseases – News-Medical.net


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Scientists take key step towards understanding link between obesity and physically distant diseases
News-Medical.net
Now an international group of scientists has taken an important step towards understanding the links between obesity and the related, yet physically distant, diseases it causes, the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics will hear
Researchers reveal how obesity take its toll on distant organsDaily News & Analysis

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23May/16

Transplant chains let strangers give kidney patients new life – Virgin Islands Daily News


Virgin Islands Daily News

Transplant chains let strangers give kidney patients new life
Virgin Islands Daily News
And chains involve live kidneys that have a much longer potential life span than a deceased donation. “It can open up an option for a kidney that people otherwise might not get,” said Michael Spigler, vice president of patient services and kidney
Delaware County man celebrates life after two transplants at 50th kidney-versaryDelco News Network

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