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Organ transplant milestone: As US crosses 1 million mark, advances offer hope for millions more
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRichard Herrick, 23, was facing certain death in 1954 when his identical twin, Ronald, agreed to...
Cigna denied a lung transplant for a cancer patient. Insurer now says that was an 'error.'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA major health insurance company said it made an error in denying coverage this month to a 47-year-old mother as she prepared to undergo a double-lung transplant to treat her lung cancer. The ...
There’s a racial disparity among Michigan’s organ donors. Fixing it would save lives.
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAniyah Harris, 17, of Riverview, briskly paced in her fifth-hour biology classroom at Detroit's...
Opinion: Why organ donors need our help
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEditor’s Note: Sigrid Fry-Revere is a medical ethicist with a focus on patients’ rights. She wrote the initial draft of the 1990 Patient...
NC receives ‘D’ grade from group monitoring protections for live organ transplant donors
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAdvocates have repeatedly proposed “living donor protection acts” to the NC state legislature and to...
Dispute threatens to disrupt flow of organs to transplant hospitals
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe flow of lifesaving organs to 63 U.S. transplant centers could be disrupted as soon as Wednesday...
'We're getting there': Austin's Dell Children's hospital keeps taking steps toward its lofty goals
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFifteen years ago, Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas opened its doors in Austin. It...
Living donation: A life saving option for those in need of a transplant
KTVX via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Good Things Utah) – Each April, the United States recognizes National Donate...
Bedford family grateful for heart transplant that saved son's life
Times-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDecember is the month when many focus on gifts. For one Bedford transplant family, December is the...
In 1967, He Was Told He Had 2 Years to Live. In 2023, He's Riding the 5 Boro Bike Tour.
Bicycling via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSurviving Cystic Fibrosis, Riding the 5 Boro TourNBC NewsWire - Getty Images A 66-year-old man who...