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Donation chain has led to 10 kidney transplants
CNN Health.com: The real gift of life — How medical donations help There currently are more than 78000 people on the United Network for Organ Sharing's waiting list for kidney transplants from deceased donors. Last year, there were 10551 deceased-donor … Living Kidney Donation Chains May Help More Get Transplants U.S. News & World Report “Pay it Forward” Approach Creates Chain of Ten Kidney Transplants PitchEngine (press release) On kidney swaps and daisy chain transplants: the options Chicago Tribune Detroit Free Press – Enews 2.0 all 333 news articles |
Surgeons remove kidney through vagina – San Mateo Daily Journal
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Surgeons remove kidney through vagina
San Mateo Daily Journal, CA She needed the second after she began suffering chronic rejection. Johnson, an assistant sales manager for a St. Mary’s County newspaper, said she was able to get out of bed Thursday night, the same day the kidney was removed. Quicker recovery and less … |
Protocol Improves ABO-Incompatible Transplants – Renal and Urology News
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Protocol Improves ABO-Incompatible Transplants
Renal and Urology News, NY No cases of hyperacute rejection were reported, and no grafts were lost secondary to AMR. In addition, fewer than 17% of patients experienced a clinical episode of AMR. Elimination of B-cell ablative therapies did not result in an increased incidence … |
Cornea transplants offer new hope – Canada.com
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Cornea transplants offer new hope
Canada.com, Canada Over time, the inner lining — or endothelium — of the cornea slowly loses the cells that pump impurities and fluids out of the eye. Jane Popow, 62, left, had her vision restored with a corneal transplant after being diagnosed with Fuchs' dystrophy. … |
Bill is filed to spur organ donations – 중앙데일리
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Bill is filed to spur organ donations
중앙데일리, South Korea In line with the government’s efforts to ease control over the brain death declaration and organ donations, Grand National Party Representative Lee Ae-joo, also a member of the National Assembly’s Health, Welfare and Family Affairs Committee, … |
Kidney laws & loopholes – Calcutta Telegraph
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Kidney laws & loopholes
Calcutta Telegraph, India … be declared brain dead even if his/her cardiovascular system is functioning. If the family agrees, the doctor and the hospital superintendent can inform the panel about a prospective cadaver donation. Two experts will certify that he/she is brain dead. |
Sister donates organ to brother – Las Vegas Review – Journal
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Sister donates organ to brother
Las Vegas Review – Journal, NV Transplant coordinator Karen Watnem said there is no question the program will pass muster when it is reviewed again by federal officials in June. “We have a much larger resource now to provide a service that’s needed,” she said. … |
Amputee is in line for double transplant – Augusta Chronicle
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Amputee is in line for double transplant
Augusta Chronicle, GA And that is why a hand transplant is an improvement, said surgeon Vijay Gorantla, the administrative director for the Pittsburgh Composite Tissue Allotransplantation program. "Hand transplants are different because they provide sensation," he said. … |
Inter-state kidney racket kingpin held – Times of India
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Inter-state kidney racket kingpin held
Times of India, India KOLKATA: Two weeks after the detective department got whiff of an inter-state kidney racket, the local kingpin, Manik Chowdhury alias Partha, was picked up from a Sandeshkhali hideout on Thursday night. Partha was caught with one of his associates … Kingpin of inter-State kidney racket held Hindu Kingpin of kidney racket, aide held Kolkata Newsline Kingpin in kidney racket arrested near Indo-Bangla border SamayLive The Statesman – Thaindian.com all 11 news articles |
CBS working on organ transplant pilot – United Press International
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CBS working on organ transplant pilot
United Press International The Chicago Tribune said Steve Boman shopped around his experiences as a transplant coordinator at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and CBS is casting and shooting a pilot inspired by them for a new, Pittsburgh-set, scripted drama called … |