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1 in 5 people awaiting a transplant are Hispanic. Here's what to know about organ donation
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoThe number of Hispanic organ donors in the U.S. has increased in recent years, but that growth has been slow. Although organs are not matched by race and ethnicity, a significant ...
WNY man waiting for a double lung and heart transplant to become 'living heart donor'
WKBW-TV Buffalo· 14 hours agoHave you ever heard of a living heart donor? According to the United Network For Organ Sharing, it's...
Refurbished San Francisco apartments help organ transplant patients recover closer to Sutter CPMC...
CBS News· 23 hours agoThe high cost of hotel stays and rent in San Francisco makes it challenging for transplant patients...
A Marylander, and his parents, wait and hope for a transplant from a living donor
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 1 day agoParminder Ghuman hasn’t been missing many phone calls lately. He can’t risk it — a stranger might be on the other end willing to donate part of their liver to his son. “My phone is my best friend ...
West Hartford man uses Facebook to find organ donor
WTNH-TV New Haven· 4 days agoWEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The shortage of donor organs is extreme, with 100,000 people in the U.S. desperately waiting for an organ. Ken Ferrucci of...
Adding stem cells to a kidney transplant could get patients off anti-rejection drugs, trial finds
NBC News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoA novel approach to organ transplantation allowed patients to wean off anti-rejection drugs after...
Older, poorer, Black, Medicaid beneficiaries less likely to be placed on liver transplant lists:...
Medical Xpress· 18 hours agoWhile other studies have demonstrated disparities in placement on organ waitlists, the new study is one of the first to examine the transplant process prior ...
Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Removed From Woman Who Received It | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima
FOX 11/41 Yakima· 6 days agoA woman who was the second person to ever receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has had...
Why Does Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Really Matter? - The Baltimore Times
Baltimore Times· 4 days agoDonate Life Maryland (DLM) helps save and improve lives by registering organ, eye, and tissue donors...
Double Lung Transplant Recipient Grateful for Donor
KPVI· 5 days agoA local man says he is grateful to his donor for the gift of life. Scott Willoughby from Idaho Falls had a double lung transplant in October 2017. Before...