15Jan/14

Cincinnati Children's Launches Lung Transplant Program – Sacramento Bee

Cincinnati Children’s Launches Lung Transplant Program
Sacramento Bee
Common indications for lung transplantation include cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, surfactant protein deficiency and bronchiolitis obliterans. According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood
Cincinnati Children’s creates lung transplant programCincinnati.com

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15Jan/14

Ohio death row inmate tried to stay execution via organ donor petition – The Guardian


The Guardian

Ohio death row inmate tried to stay execution via organ donor petition
The Guardian
A condemned Ohio killer facing a never-tried lethal injection method unsuccessfully tried to delay his execution by requesting to become an organ donor, according to documents released Wednesday. Dennis McGuire’s attorney twice asked Governor John
Ohio killer tried to delay execution with organ donation offerNBCNews.com (blog)
Condemned Ohio killer tried unsuccessfully to delay execution with organ donationToledo Blade

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15Jan/14

Milestone reached with implantation of 1000th pump to ease congestive heart … – Houston Chronicle (blog)

Milestone reached with implantation of 1000th pump to ease congestive heart
Houston Chronicle (blog)
More than 6 million people in the United States suffer from heart failure―the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to other organs in the body. Almost 600,000 die annually from end-stage heart failure. When medications and pacemakers no longer