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The Organ Project Launches National Campaign to End the Transplant Waitlist – Yahoo Finance
First set of television and radio spots will launch in Ottawa, then rollout across North America OTTAWA, April 14, 2017 /CNW/ – The Organ...

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Apr 14, 20172 min read
Heart disease breakthrough: Pump REVERSES heart damage without the need for a transplant – Exp
ChronicleLive Heart disease breakthrough: Pump REVERSES heart damage without the need for a transplant Express.co.uk A national shortage...

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Apr 10, 20171 min read


SRTR hosting information webinar for all transplant patients and families
Here’s a chance for transplant families to give their feedback. Join SRTR webinar about the tiered outcome assessments and their new...

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Apr 10, 20171 min read
Senate Panel Advances Bill On Transplant Discrimination – CBS Philly
HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) — A state Senate panel has advanced legislation intended to stop organ transplant agencies from discriminating...

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Apr 1, 20171 min read
These 7 hospitals have the best pediatric organ transplant outcomes – Becker’s Hospital
Nearly 2,000 children ranging from newborns to 17-year-olds received organ transplants in 2015, and nearly 2,000 children are still on...

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Mar 30, 20172 min read
Donor-recipient weight and sex mismatch may contribute to kidney transplant failure – EurekAle
Highlights Among deceased donor kidney transplant recipients, those who were >30 kg (66 pounds) heavier than the donor had a 28% higher...

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Mar 30, 20174 min read
Without a cure: pediatric heart transplant recipients – Huffington Post
Huffington Post Without a cure: pediatric heart transplant recipients Huffington Post Heart transplants are not a cure, in fact, it...

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Mar 29, 20171 min read
Plans to establish child heart transplant programme – Irish Times
Plans are being made to establish the first Irish heart transplant programme for children, amid safety concerns about current...

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Mar 28, 20173 min read


Transplant Families Resource Fair in Phoenix
Transplant Families Resource Fair in Phoenix Phoenix, AZ––Transplant families will be hosting a community resource fair, April 4th. This...

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Mar 23, 20171 min read
Penn researchers discover test for earlier detection of transplant rejection – EurekAlert (pre
PHILADELPHIA– Approximately 30,000 organ transplants occur in the United States each year. However, between 20 and 50 percent–depending...

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Mar 20, 20175 min read


What’s It Like to go through Bone Marrow Transplant – Rabwah Times (press release) (blog
In 2014, the last year of my bachelors, I was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a blood transfusion dependent rare disease causing...

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Mar 17, 20172 min read


Snowplows, police troopers escort Pa. 23-month-old in need of heart transplant through snowstorm 
A 23-month-old in need of a heart transplant has been escorted by snowplows and state police troopers through a heavy snowstorm from one...

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Mar 14, 20171 min read


‘They found one?’ Moment a five-year-old boy with rare congenital heart defect finds out
Ari Schultz was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, meaning the left side of his heart is underdeveloped He underwent two heart...

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Mar 10, 20174 min read


100 percent success rate for baby kidney transplants at U of M – KMSP-TV
100 percent success rate for baby kidney transplants at U of M MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – Three-year-old London Hall has no problems keeping up...

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Mar 9, 20172 min read


For organ transplant recipients, skin diseases and risk factors differ by race – Medical Xpres
Incidence of malignant/premalignant lesions, infections and inflammatory processes in white, black, Asian and Hispanic organ transplant...

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Mar 8, 20174 min read
Common cold virus can cause deadly pneumonia in transplant patients, study shows – News-Medica
March 8, 2017 at 5:33 AM The common cold is a major source of annoyance for most of us, but new research has found that the most...

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Mar 8, 20175 min read
Disabled patients who need organ transplants may face bias, report says – Fox News
Patients with mental disabilities are regularly turned down for life-saving procedures despite federal law prohibiting such bias, a...

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Mar 7, 20172 min read
Research provides insights on antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplant patients – News
March 3, 2017 at 4:17 AM New research provides insights on transplant recipients’ antibody responses against donor kidneys and how the...

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Mar 3, 20172 min read
Researcher examines scarring process in hope of preventing chronic lung transplant rejection –
March 2, 2017 at 8:35 PM For patients affected by lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic...

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Mar 2, 20174 min read
This Surgeon is Redefining the Possibilities of Organ Transplant Surgery – UVA Today (press re
Robots have assisted in transplant surgeries for more than a decade in the United States, but Dr. Jose Oberholzer sees untapped...

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Feb 28, 20174 min read
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