Organ Transplants

Organ Transplants

Information, news, research and opinions on organ transplantation and donation.

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Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Kidney recipient Age 33 ~ Jenks, OK Parole officer Sponsored by Astellas Pharma US, Inc. After three years of waiting for a transplant and receiving dialysis treatments, Juan received a kidney transplant from his girlfriend Lacie in February 2009. The two were engaged just two days before his surgery. Now, both Juan and Lacie volunteer by offering support to patients on the transplant waiting list and participating in local transplant fundraisers. In May 2010, Juan and Lacie will wed in St. Lucia, the first time they will take a trip together, having been denied previously due to the scheduling ... Read Full Story
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Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Tissue recipient Age 29 ~ Aurora, CO Owner, Progressive Autoworks Sponsored by AlloSource Six years ago, 23-year-old Manuel Salazar’s life was changed in an instant when a crane on a construction job site hit a power line, sending two 115,000-volt jolts of electricity through his body. Miraculously Manuel survived, but his burns were life-threatening and required that his arms and legs be amputated. But thanks to Manuel’s indomitable spirit and donated allograft tissue, he not only survived but thrives. Now 29, Manuel skis, swims, drives and owns an auto body shop that employs a team of people. Manuel's Story ... Read Full Story
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Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Kidney recipient Age 17 ~ Chino Hills, CA Student Sponsored by OneLegacy From the moment 17-year-old Matthew Ogle was born on December 15, 1991, his kidneys did not function. His parents were given the option of letting him go, but they chose dialysis to bide time until he was old enough to receive a transplant. After surviving 24 surgeries, in 1997 five-year old Matthew received a transplanted kidney, taking on the road to a normal life. Matthew is now a high school senior, manages the varsity boys basketball team, and challenges all members of the Class of 2010 to ... Read Full Story
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Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Donor wife and mother Age 62 ~ Ft. Wayne, IN Teacher Sponsored by Indiana Organ Procurement Organization (IOPO) In 1998, Joann Nixon and her husband Phil donated their 11-year-old son Christopher’s organs after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle. The Nixons’ journey was told in “Christopher,” a Peabody Award-winning TV documentary that has educated thousands of Indiana high school students about donation. In 2007, Phil was critically injured in a tragic home accident. When he died, Joann, a 62-year old teacher, and their sons Glen, Matt and Ryan honored Phil’s decision to be an organ ... Read Full Story
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Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Float Donor mother Age 50 ~ Kingston, NY Sponsored by Center for Donation & Transplant On January 21, 2009, Hazelee’s 11-year-old daughter Lena Laquaia-Leither Moultrie suffered a brain aneurysm. Organ donation honored a girl who was “always able to reach out to others.” It brings her family special joy to know that her heart was given to another 11-year old girl who suffered from a congenital heart defect. Although they have just started a new journey in their lives and miss Lena deeply, they are proud of her legacy, reflected in the four people she saved as an organ ... Read Full Story
Researchers at the University of Miami School of Medicine compared the outcomes of cirrhotic patients who underwent liver transplants for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) versus alcoholic liver disease (ETOH) and found no statistically significant differences in post-transplant survival rates between the NASH and ETOH groups. Study findings are presented in the December issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell...  
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After completing successful kidney transplant operations, patients and their donors are making significant progress on the road to recovery while transmitting messages of hope to ...  
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Miklos Zsolt Molnar, MD, PhD (Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary), and his colleagues studied the prevalence of sleep apnea in kidney transplant patients and the effects the condition had on their cardiovascular risk. The study included 100 ...  
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A two-month-old baby with a rare liver disease recently received a liver transplant at UM/Holtz Children's Hospital in Miami and doctors say it's an apparent success. Doctors say why baby Jesus Sanchez Jr.'s liver suddenly began to fail remains a mystery. He was born healthy and had a normal delivery on September 10th weighing seven pounds, two ounces. Two months later, his mother Ana Sanchez noticed he was jaundiced.  
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Two separate studies published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (18:8), - now freely available on-line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct - have shown that transplanted human-derived umbilical cord blood (UCB) stem cells transplanted in an animal model had positive therapeutic effects on specific lung and heart disorders the animal models.  
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PIMS to get first ever liver transplant centreThe Nation, PakistanThe project will provide viable and sustainable liver transplant services that meets international standards and will also cover all areas of management and ...  
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Buenos Aires Herald19-year-old undergoing liver transplantBuenos Aires HeraldShe is undergoing liver transplant after waiting for over two years on a list. María Pilar Chávez, the 19-years-old girl who was waiting for a liver ...A donor for Pilar Chavez turned up and she is undergoing surgeryMomento 24all 3 news articles »  
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Olympian Chris Klug received a Liver Transplant in 2001.

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