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My brother needed a liver transplant but didn't have health insurance. My advocacy is what got him...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe author Taayoo Murray and her brotherCourtesy of author My brother was diagnosed with an...
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...
Donors are lined up, but insurance snafu delays Tri-City firefighter’s transplant
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRay Newton was excited to find out if he was going to get a new kidney. After months of the West...
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...
Why lifesaving tests for organ transplant patients are now out of reach for many
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEvan Dame lives in near-constant fear his body will reject his transplanted kidney. For a time, a...
Statesman exclusive: Gift of a kidney launches new Austin transplant program
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"It's gorgeous," says Dr. Nicole Turgeon, the division chief of transplant surgery and the director...
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...
What To Do If Your Insurance Denies You Treatment Based On Your Weight
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYou go to the doctor for medication or a procedure you need in order to live a happier, healthier...
They came for Florida's sun and sand. They got soaring costs and a culture war.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOne of the first signs Barb Carter’s move to Florida wasn’t the postcard life she’d envisioned was...
Uterus transplants allow successful pregnancies in U.S. women-study
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than half of U.S. women who received a uterus through a transplant went on to have successful...