Montefiore Hospital’s renowned live-donor organ-transplant program has been shut down after the death of a mom on the operating table, The Post has learned. The suspension came after the woman — who was trying to donate a kidney to a male relative …
Monacan High student receives heart transplant, graduates today
Thirty minutes. That is how long doctors and nurses at VCU Medical Center in Richmond worked to restart Alicia Ramos' heart last summer.
Surgeon: Remove Kidneys for Transplant Before Donor's Death – KGO-AM
BioEdgeSurgeon: Remove Kidneys for Transplant Before Donor's DeathKGO-AMRemoving both kidneys, he said, "will not make the donor worse off than the donor would have been in the absence of the nephrectomy." "Though not dead yet, they …
Heart transplant patient receives high school diploma
William Wylie-Modro, a recent heart transplant recipient at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, got his high school diploma Tuesday.
Woman Who Underwent Rare Heart Surgery Awaits Transplant
A local woman who underwent a rare and risky heart surgery faces a new challenge as she awaits a full heart transplant.
Heart transplant survivor speaks at 'And the BEAT Goes On' benefit
Pittsford resident Ginger Zimmerman shares her tale to encourage organ donation at annual event Saturday.
Extra $4 million to increase organ donation – Voxy
3News NZExtra $4 million to increase organ donationVoxyMr Ryall has announced three organ donation initiatives in Dunedin today with Chief Government Whip, Michael Woodhouse MP. "Organ donation saves the lives of people with severe heart, lung and…
Learn, ask questions about heart failure – YourWestValley.com
Learn, ask questions about heart failureYourWestValley.comThis month's topic is “Everything you wanted to know about heart failure but were afraid to ask your cardiologist.” Dr. Joanne Ceimo, who is board certified in internal medicine, geriatr…
Extra $4 million to increase organ donation
The Government is investing an extra $4 million over four years to encourage more organ donations says Health Minister Tony Ryall.
6-year-old boy in need of kidney transplant
The community is holding a benefit concert to help support a six-year-old boy in need of a kidney transplant.