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Living organ donation, bike ride to raise awareness: 'Urgent need'
AOL· 7 days agoAn organ donor has found another way to save lives: riding his bike. For 68-year-old Mark Scotch, his effort aims to get more living donors. "There's this urgent need, 13 ...
98-year-old’s liver transplanted after his death, making him the oldest ever U.S. organ donor
Anchorage Daily News· 2 days agoAllen, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War and a longtime educator in rural...
A Marylander, and his parents, wait and hope for a transplant from a living donor
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 4 days 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 ...
17- year-old Iowan dies after organ transplant surgery
WOI-TV Des Moines· 7 days agoThis year 17-year-old Savoy Morton needed a triple transplant surgery: a new heart, kidney and...
Oldest organ donor: 98-year-old Missouri veteran and educator donates liver
KTVI via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTransplant organizations say a 98-year-old man may be the oldest American to ever donate an organ....
Mum wants donation chats after baby's Birmingham transplant
BBC News· 3 days agoA mother whose baby's life was drastically improved by a liver transplant has encouraged people to...
Reported explosion in South Baltimore after church utility room fire
CBS News· 7 hours agoAn explosion was reported in the basement of a building and at area manholes after a utility room...
American Society of Nephrology Commends The House | Newswise
Newswise· 3 days agoThe bipartisan legislation now awaits action on the House floor and in the Senate. ASN will continue to advocate for passage of the HOLD ...
1 in 5 people awaiting a transplant are Hispanic. Here's what to know about organ donation
Stamford Advocate· 4 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 gap remains ...
Nickel: He ran 114 marathons with his heart and hopes to run one again as a heart transplant...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoThe eyes can compensate for floaters and make us think the vision is clear. The kidneys will cover...