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Botched transplant prompts hospital review
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Kidney transplant thrown in trash by mistake
The University of Toledo Medical Center has suspended its transplant program after a nurse threw out a kidney.
Organ transplant shortage leaves kids' lives on hold
NINE livers, two kidneys, six hearts and one set of lungs.
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Jodie Vasquez, is fed through her heart via a drip after being diagnosed with disorder
Jodie Vasquez (pictured), from Carlisle, has a connective tissue disorder which means she suffers constant pain and needs a wheelchair as her joints dislocate easily. She has not eaten since 2009.
Teenager, 18, is fed through her heart via a drip after being diagnosed with life-threatening tissue disorder
Jodie Vasquez (pictured), from Carlisle, has a connective tissue disorder which means she suffers constant pain and needs a wheelchair as her joints dislocate easily. She has not eaten since 2009.