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Organ donation
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Donating a kidney is even safer now than thought, US study shows
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from…
August 28, 2024
How pigs became the ‘beacon of hope’ to solve human organ donation shortages
[ad_1] When surgeons in the United States transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig into a living…
May 14, 2024
Organ donor’s life-saving kidney sparks advocacy during National Donate Life Month
[ad_1] HANCOCK COUNTY, Ohio — We recently heard the story of Marie Macio through NEWS9’s Addison’s Achievers ––…
April 9, 2024
Are pig heart transplants a reality? Successful surgery shows it’s possible – National
[ad_1] Lawrence Faucette, a 58-year-old United States veteran, was dying of heart failure and had explored nearly every…
October 25, 2023
How a family’s choice to donate a body for pig kidney research could help change transplants
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Mary Miller-Duffy was dazed and grieving. Her brother suddenly collapsed and days later was…
August 19, 2023
The unvaccinated father’s family says he only has 5 years to live if he can’t get a new heart
[ad_1] He was refused a heart transplant for father of two DJ Ferguson at Brigham and Women’s Hospital…
January 28, 2022
How a pig kidney can help save lives
[ad_1] For the first time, doctors were able to use a kidney obtained by a pig and attach…
October 24, 2021
Canadian Organ Transplant Groups Review COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Recipients – National
[ad_1] Western Canadian transplant centers do not have requiring organ recipients be fully vaccinated against COVID-19[feminine, mais ils…
October 15, 2021
The man lived 555 days without a heart and even played sports with his friends
[ad_1] A man survived more than a year without a heart and even played sports with his friends…
June 30, 2021