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Teenager Encourages Organ Donation – WFMY News 2
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The Acute Liver Failure Study Group Initiates Phase 2a Study of OCR-002 for … – Sacramento Bee
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Documentary on transplants features Mayo patients
Mayo Clinic says " Transplant: A Gift for Life " — a one-hour, Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary with Mayo patients — will air on more than 60 PBS stations today. Some stations will continue to show
VIDEO: Transplant patient marks 30 years
The UK's longest surviving heart transplant patient is celebrating 30 years since his operation.
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Organ donation scheme is courageous – Jewish Chronicle
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Organ donation scheme should send alarm bells – Jewish Chronicle
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Faith leaders warn over opt-out organ donor plan – Jewish Chronicle
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Britain's longest surviving heart transplant patient celebrates 30 years with donated organ and meets the surgeon who …
John McCafferty, 70, from Buckinghamshire, has also defied the odds by living an amazing 25 extra years longer than expected.