Over the sound of his wife's tears, Frank Harney faintly heard the words "Shands" and "heart." He didn't know for a few paralyzing seconds whether the tears meant she had been taken off the list of patients waiting for a don…
Video: On The Road: Begging for a kidney
As part of our continuing series "On The Road," Steve Hartman meets Anderson, S.C., residents Larry and Jimmie Sue Swilling, who have been married for 56 years. The couple have been asking random strangers to donate a kidney to Jimmie Sue for…
Transplant centre gets fund of 60k a month – Times of India
Transplant centre gets fund of 60k a monthTimes of IndiaAll earlier decisions taken by the state government to boost the number of potential donors and increase cadaver (post-death) organ donations like mandatory reporting of brain-dead patients, hospi…
Donate Life Maryland Unveils Campaign to Increase Organ Donor Registration … – Hola Arkansas
Donate Life Maryland Unveils Campaign to Increase Organ Donor Registration …Hola ArkansasStatistics show Latinos and other minorities have the best chance of a successful organ donation and transplant if the donor is of the same ethnic background. Sp…
Organ Donation Bill Moves Forward At Queen's Park: Milligan – NorthumberlandView.ca
Organ Donation Bill Moves Forward At Queen's Park: MilliganNorthumberlandView.ca“Organ donation is a very real pathway to healthier, more productive and longer lives for those suffering from a wide variety of ailments”, said MPP Milligan. “Ea…
To promote organ donation, state to make hospitals declare brain dead – Pune Newsline
To promote organ donation, state to make hospitals declare brain deadPune NewslineThere is a need to promote organ donation, for which a slew of measures are being introduced, Benjamin said adding that four government resolutions will be issued to the …
To promote organ donation, state to make hospitals declare brain dead – Indian Express
To promote organ donation, state to make hospitals declare brain deadIndian ExpressIn a move to remove hurdles in promotion of organ donation, the state will now make it compulsory for hospitals to declare 'brain dead' patients . Those hospital…
Robin Roberts Told to "Gain a Little Weight" Before Transplant Next Week
Robin Roberts is under strict doctors' orders to rest, relax, and gain a little weight before undergoing her long-awaited bone marrow transplant the week of Sept. 10 in New York City.
Christena's Story, young Ky. woman awaits 2nd double lung transplant
(WHAS11.com) — When we first told you about Christena, a teenager suffering from cystic fibrosis, she was tethered to oxygen, she was pale and weak. Then, just a few weeks after her double lung transplant in 2005, 16 year old Christena Gabehart wa…
Older Americans With Advanced Heart Failure Get New Lease On Life – North American Press Syndicate
North American Press SyndicateOlder Americans With Advanced Heart Failure Get New Lease On LifeNorth American Press SyndicateLittle did he know, Carter was waging a longtime battle against heart failure. It started small: some fluid buildup, a bit of s…