The 51-year-old Good Morning America co-anchor wrote fans an update from her hospital in New York City this morning, saying her sister's stem cells 'feel right at home' in her body.
Girl brain dead, organs retrieved five days later
Thousands of patients needing organ transplant die every day in India due to lack of donors. But when it comes to donating the organs, doctors say, legal hassles are many.
Action Report: Westwego man urgently seeking kidney transplant
Bill Capo / Eyewitness News Email: bcapo@wwltv.com | Twitter: @billcapo WESTWEGO, La. — Each day is a special blessing for a Westwego man. He knows he may not have much longer to live if he doesn't have a kidney transplant. "To be honest with…
Home Dialysis an Option for Some With Chronic Kidney Disease – U.S. News & World Report
BioScholar NewsHome Dialysis an Option for Some With Chronic Kidney DiseaseU.S. News & World ReportTHURSDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) — For patients suffering from chronic kidney disease, home hemodialysis offers considerable advantages over dialysis p…
No more at 18, she lives in five others – Organ donor milestone
New Delhi, Oct. 4: On their daughter’s 18th birthday, Shobna Mathur and her husband Ajay waited patiently for doctors to harvest the teenager’s organs, and prepared to bid goodbye to her forever.
Feds Recognize Providence for Organ Donation Rates – SCVNEWS.com
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No more at 18, she lives in five others
In the southern states, a non-government Multi-Organ Harvesting Aid Network has conducted a campaign and succeeded in raising the deceased organ donation rate in Tamil Nadu to 1.3 per million population.
Girl dies in accident, parents donate five of her organs – Indian Express
Girl dies in accident, parents donate five of her organsIndian ExpressDeclared brain dead at a West Delhi hospital, she was to turn 18 on August 31; family donates her kidneys, eyes and liver. A few days before she was … According to statistics, thou…
Gov. Cuomo Signs Lauren's Law to Boost Organ Donation in New York – Patch.com
SILive.comGov. Cuomo Signs Lauren's Law to Boost Organ Donation in New YorkPatch.comAccording to Carlucci, only 19 percent of those eligible are enrolled in the organ donor program in New York. The national average is 43 percent. "We realized …
Will reassess future plans in November: Sachin Tendulkar – Times of India
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