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A 98-year-old man's liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoAllen, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War and a longtime educator in rural...
Refurbished San Francisco apartments help organ transplant patients recover closer to Sutter CPMC...
CBS News· 6 days agoThe high cost of hotel stays and rent in San Francisco makes it challenging for transplant patients...
1 in 5 people awaiting a transplant are Hispanic. Here's what to know about organ donation
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days 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 ...
This man’s Father’s Day will be filled with heartfelt meaning
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThough he wasn’t allowed to go very far from home, the difference between how sick he’d been and how...
Nurse fulfills final selfless act before being taken off life support
WSMV Nashville· 24 hours agoDozens of nurses and loved ones gathered Thursday at a medical center in Fresno, California, to...
A biased formula hurt thousands of Black transplant patients, one man’s now pushing for consequences
WFTV 9 Orlando· 3 days agoChannel 9 first told you about this last month and showed you how hospitals had to dig through...
WNY man waiting for a double lung and heart transplant to become 'living heart donor'
WKBW-TV Buffalo· 5 days agoHave you ever heard of a living heart donor? According to the United Network For Organ Sharing, it's...
Mum wants donation chats after baby's Birmingham transplant
BBC News· 4 days agoA mother whose baby's life was drastically improved by a liver transplant has encouraged people to...
Couple stops in Rockford on 1,200-mile bike ride, raise awareness for living organ donation
WIFR Rockford· 5 days agoState Street, to raise awareness on living kidney donation and kidney health. The couple will bike...
Older, poorer, Black, Medicaid beneficiaries less likely to be placed on liver transplant lists:...
Medical Xpress· 6 days 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 ...