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A 98-year-old man's liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever -...
The Morning Sun· 7 days agoAllen, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War and a longtime educator in rural southeastern Missouri, is the oldest American to ever donate an organ, transplant ...
FDA urged to relax decades-old tissue donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe federal government in 2020 and 2023 changed who it said could safely donate organs and blood,...
One Albuquerque father gave up a kidney for his daughter
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 16—Jimmy Potter spends most of his free time at soccer games or T-ball with his five grandchildren. Five years ago, the 60-year-old father of two donated a kidney to his daughter, Sirii ...
Man who died at 110 was 'always inquisitive.' Now scientists will study his brain.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Brain Donor Project was founded in 2018 in honor of Gene Armentrout, Hevel's father, who died of...
PrideFest 2024 festivities held in Providence
WPRI Providence· 3 days agoThe annual Rhode Island PrideFest held its festivities in Downtown Providence on Saturday.
American Society of Nephrology Commends The House | Newswise
Newswise· 7 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 Act and on behalf of policies to make living
Donate Life Ky. Director: Registering as donor 'gives hope'
The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOne out of every 100 registered organ donors in the United States ultimately have the opportunity to be a “hero” and contribute the “gift of life.” Shelley Snyder, executive ...
'We will continue to honor and remember her for a long time to come': Upstate nurse and organ donor...
WYFF 4 Greenville· 4 days agoAn Upstate nurse is being remembered for the lives she changed throughout her career and the lives...
Kidney Recipient Meets His 'Angel'
Cape May County Herald· 1 day agoMay 10 was a big day for Robert “Budd” Springer, who got a chance to meet the woman he calls “an angel” for giving him back his life. Springer, 73, of Court House, was diagnosed with chronic ...
Significant Benefit With Liver Transplantation in ACLF
Medscape· 6 days agoLiver transplantation improves survival in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF),...