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Why fatty liver disease is on the rise
Macleans.ca That has created high demand for liver donations, but many donors themselves have undiagnosed NAFLD. As a result, “we are discarding more and more [livers] from deceased donors because they are too fatty for us to use,” says Lilly, “so we’re really … |
Family and friends rally together for a little girl in desperate need of a … – Gazette Live
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Family and friends rally together for a little girl in desperate need of a …
Gazette Live If 18-week-old Scarlett doesn’t get a heart transplant soon, she’s unlikely to live beyond a few months. Scarlett is currently … Melanie said: “It’s amazing that Karl is raising money and that he is raising awareness for organ donation transplant … |
Your Views: Kidney transplant waitlist needs new ideas, perspectives – Janesville Gazette
Your Views: Kidney transplant waitlist needs new ideas, perspectivesJanesville GazettePart of what has gotten us here is a reliance on altruistic living donors to make up the deficit of kidneys supplied from deceased donors. Unfortunately, over the las…
Rhys Meirion urges families to discuss their organ donation wishes with each other – Daily Post North Wales
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Rhys Meirion urges families to discuss their organ donation wishes with each other
Daily Post North Wales Welsh opera singer Rhys Meirion is urging people to have “the conversation” with loved ones ahead of upcoming changes to organ donation laws. From December 1, Wales will be the first part of the UK where it will be presumed consent for organ donation … |
Tiny Amy loses her battle – Independent Online
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Tiny Amy loses her battle
Independent Online Durban – UMhlanga’s 5-year-old Amy Miller, who suffered from a rare congenital heart disease, died this week after desperately waiting for a donor. Now her parents Natasha and Mike Miller hope their daughter’s story will encourage more people to become … |
Little Amy loses her battle – Independent Online
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Little Amy loses her battle
Independent Online Durban – UMhlanga’s 5-year-old Amy Miller, who suffered from a rare congenital heart disease, died this week after desperately waiting for a donor. Now her parents Natasha and Mike Miller hope their daughter’s story will encourage more people to become … |
NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles man arrested after stabbing . . . and other items – Peninsula Daily
NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles man arrested after stabbing . . . and other itemsPeninsula DailyStephen B. Gierke, 27, of Port Angeles was arrested at about 9:20 p.m. Thursday for investigation of second-degree assault and for an unrelated felony warrant, sa…
32 people in Derbyshire die waiting for organ transplant – Derby Telegraph
Derby Telegraph32 people in Derbyshire die waiting for organ transplantDerby TelegraphA shortage of organs means that the county still has 113 people on the transplant waiting list, with 12 of them having waited for longer than five years. The number o…
EXCHANGE: Community leader survives transplant, heads home – Lexington Herald Leader
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EXCHANGE: Community leader survives transplant, heads home
Lexington Herald Leader … he and Michelle want to give back and are increasing awareness about organ and tissue donation. “Sign up to be an organ donor,” Michelle said in the Kelleher family home last week. “It saves lives. Someone else’s loss and generosity saved my husband.”. |
Philanthropy improves cancer care – Greenville News
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Philanthropy improves cancer care
Greenville News When cancer strikes, it attacks the body and the psyche. Patients often express a sense of vulnerability and defenselessness when placed into battle with a “foreign invader.” Medicine fights the foe, but I can tell you from personal experience that it … |