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Five Shocking Facts about Transplant Medications

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According to UNOS, 19,513 transplants were performed between January and June 2019. While their diagnoses and organ needs differ, all transplant recipients share one...
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2019 SUMMER WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES

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World transplant games- Image source World Transplant Games, popularly referred to as WTG is an event staged and managed by the World Transplant Games Federation. All...
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Kidney Transplant Recipient Is ‘Scooting 4 Donors’ Across The USA

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Four-time kidney transplant recipient Matt Schneider is currently 'Scooting4Donors,' making his way across the US on a scooter in support of organ donation awareness. Matt...
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Stem Cell Transplant Reverses Disabling MS-like Disease

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Stem Cell Transplant Reverses Disabling MS-like Disease A stem cell transplant has reversed a debilitating neurological disorder that leaves more than 50% of the affected...
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Nurse Adopts Man With Autism So He Can Get Life-Saving Transplant

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Nurse Adopts Man With Autism So He Can Get Life-Saving Transplant A nurse with a heart and call to save became a hero to a 27-year-old...
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Father Who Called On The Public For Their Stem Cells For His Son Nominated For A Prestigious Anthony Nolan Award

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Father Who Called On The Public For Their Stem Cells For His Son Nominated For A Prestigious Anthony Nolan Award Like some other parents who...
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Limb Transplants

First Full Face Transplant Done on a Black Man

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First Full Face Transplant Done on a Black Man An African American man in Boston was the first to have a full face transplant. Robert...
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People Disabilities Barred from Receiving Transplants – Claims New Report

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Is Disability a Factor In Organ Transplantation? People with disabilities, according to a new report, are being barred from receiving organ transplants. The report was...
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Liver Transplant and Obesity: Big Difference in Statistics

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Lung Transplant and Complications: Breathing the Air

Lung Transplants Pierre Luc Charland -
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Lung transplant surgery can be a mean to improve quality of life for some but is certainly a life-saver procedure for others. It just...
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First Full Face Transplant Done on a Black Man

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First Full Face Transplant Done on a Black Man An African American man in Boston was the first to have a full face transplant. Robert...
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Who sets the rules for organ placement in the US?

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United Kingdom’s Strategy to Boost Organ Donation: Free Funerals

Donation Pierre Luc Charland -
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This is no joke.  Britain's health system is strongly considering offering free funerals to organ donors as a way to increase their donation rate. ...
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Lung and Heart Transplant Surgeons Efficient Day and Night

Heart Transplants Pierre Luc Charland -
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Several patients don't want to be operated on at night for fear that more mistakes happen due to fatigue and stress. If you are...
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Father Who Called On The Public For Their Stem Cells For His Son Nominated For A Prestigious Anthony Nolan Award

ORGAN & TISSUE + Nelson O. Freytes -
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Father Who Called On The Public For Their Stem Cells For His Son Nominated For A Prestigious Anthony Nolan Award Like some other parents who...
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I unsigned my organ donation card (and still want to be a donor). Here’s why.

ORGAN & TISSUE + Pierre Luc Charland -
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                 I have been working in transplantation for several years now and we are always grateful for...
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New Heart Transplant Device Use to Deliver Warm (Heart) Organ

Heart Transplants Pierre Luc Charland -
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A new device being tested at UCLA Medical Center in California is use to deliver heart ready for transplant. Traditionally organs are delivered on...
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Organ Transplantation Breakthrough: How About Uterine Transplant?

Innovation Pierre Luc Charland -
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  Within the last several years we have seen major breakthrough in organ transplantation: multi-organ transplant, hair transplant, bone marrow transplant and even face and...
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Why am I a lung transplant coordinator?

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Kidney Transplant Recipient Is ‘Scooting 4 Donors’ Across The USA

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Four-time kidney transplant recipient Matt Schneider is currently 'Scooting4Donors,' making his way across the US on a scooter in support of organ donation awareness. Matt...
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Stem Cell Transplant Reverses Disabling MS-like Disease

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Stem Cell Transplant Reverses Disabling MS-like Disease A stem cell transplant has reversed a debilitating neurological disorder that leaves more than 50% of the affected...
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Nurse Adopts Man With Autism So He Can Get Life-Saving Transplant

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Nurse Adopts Man With Autism So He Can Get Life-Saving Transplant A nurse with a heart and call to save became a hero to a 27-year-old...
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Father Who Called On The Public For Their Stem Cells For His Son Nominated For A Prestigious Anthony Nolan Award

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Father Who Called On The Public For Their Stem Cells For His Son Nominated For A Prestigious Anthony Nolan Award Like some other parents who...
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Limb Transplants

First Full Face Transplant Done on a Black Man

Nelson O. Freytes -
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First Full Face Transplant Done on a Black Man An African American man in Boston was the first to have a full face transplant. Robert...
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Hospitals

People Disabilities Barred from Receiving Transplants – Claims New Report

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Is Disability a Factor In Organ Transplantation? People with disabilities, according to a new report, are being barred from receiving organ transplants. The report was...
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Stem Cell Transplant Reverses Disabling MS-like Disease

Nelson O. Freytes -
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Stem Cell Transplant Reverses Disabling MS-like Disease A stem cell transplant has reversed a debilitating neurological disorder that leaves more than 50% of the affected...
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Donation

Nurse Adopts Man With Autism So He Can Get Life-Saving Transplant

Nelson O. Freytes -
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Nurse Adopts Man With Autism So He Can Get Life-Saving Transplant A nurse with a heart and call to save became a hero to a 27-year-old...
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ORGAN & TISSUE +

Father Who Called On The Public For Their Stem Cells For His Son Nominated For A Prestigious Anthony Nolan Award

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Father Who Called On The Public For Their Stem Cells For His Son Nominated For A Prestigious Anthony Nolan Award Like some other parents who...
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Limb Transplants

First Full Face Transplant Done on a Black Man

Nelson O. Freytes -
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First Full Face Transplant Done on a Black Man An African American man in Boston was the first to have a full face transplant. Robert...
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