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OPTN/UNOS Board Approves Living Donor Kidney Programs
Renal Business Today … general standards for kidney transplant programs, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and United Network for Organ Sharing. … |
Kidney Navel Donation – WSOCtv.com
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Kidney Navel Donation
WSOCtv.com According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, as of October 23, 2009, more than 82220 people were on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. … |
KOREA Organ donation pledges surge after late cardinal's example – Union of Catholic Asian News
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KOREA Organ donation pledges surge after late cardinal's example
Union of Catholic Asian News The Korean Network for Organ Sharing, a government-run organization coordinating all organ donations nationwide, recorded 174581 organ-donor registrations … |
Norco woman helps Colton man, a childhood friend, by giving him a kidney – Press-Enterprise
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Norco woman helps Colton man, a childhood friend, by giving him a kidney
Press-Enterprise Kidneys from living donors last longer than those from deceased donors — about 20 years compared to seven to 14 years — Kore said by phone. … |
Connecticut Hair Restoration Surgeon Donates Services to Help Cancer Survivor – PR Urgent
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Connecticut Hair Restoration Surgeon Donates Services to Help Cancer Survivor
PR Urgent Hair Restoration Center of Connecticut uses advanced hair transplantation techniques that provide fuller hair and a natural hair line that is … |
Tobacco Smoke Exposure Before Heart Transplantation May Increase the Risk of … – Science Daily (press release)
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Tobacco Smoke Exposure Before Heart Transplantation May Increase the Risk of …
Science Daily (press release) ScienceDaily (Nov. 26, 2009) — A study conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore provides the first direct evidence that … |
City's first skin bank opened – Times of India
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City's first skin bank opened
Times of India Explaining the need for more skin donors, Pandit said, "Skin taken from deceased donors help save the lives of burn victims, but the general awareness is so … |
Hospital looks to expand liver transplants – Crain's New York Business
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Hospital looks to expand liver transplants
Crain’s New York Business There were only 320 liver donations from deceased donors last year, the lowest level since 2003. The scarcity of livers also means that new programs have … |
Organ donation is a gift of a lifetime for Northampton man – Lehighvalleylive.com
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Organ donation is a gift of a lifetime for Northampton man
Lehighvalleylive.com Gift of Life was started in 1974 by local surgeons who wanted to increase opportunities from deceased donors, an idea taking off nationally. … |
Ryan Shoop wins YMCA volunteer recognition as he waits for 'chain' kidney … – PennLive.com
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Ryan Shoop wins YMCA volunteer recognition as he waits for 'chain' kidney …
PennLive.com But Barnett said living donor kidneys are preferable to those harvested from deceased donors, such accident victims. "Those kidneys tend to work better," … |