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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
Young children experience better long-term kidney transplant success than adults, study finds –
February 27, 2017 at 7:08 PM The success of kidney transplants has vastly improved for children over the past half-century, with young...

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Feb 27, 20174 min read
New antiviral drug cuts cytomegalovirus infection, improves survival in patients undergoing donor st
In a significant advance in improving the safety of donor stem cell transplants, a major clinical trial led by researchers at Dana-Farber...

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Feb 27, 20174 min read
Building Cy’s Place, Rochester’s First Pediatric Transplant House – KAALtv.com
“Your heart breaks and then it breaks and you wonder how many times it can continue to break,” Randy Erickson said. After many trips to...

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Feb 26, 20172 min read


Teacher, student kidney transplant set for Wednesday – News8000.com – WKBT
Teacher, student kidney transplant… MADISON, Wis. – After a year-and-a-half long mission to save the life of 4-year-old Lyla Carreyn, is...

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Feb 22, 20172 min read
Doctors create ‘MAGIC algorithm’ to predict bone marrow transplant patients’ risk
Researchers at Mount Sinai Health System have discovered a way to predict whether blood cancer patients who received a bone marrow...

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Feb 10, 20172 min read


Language barriers may interfere with access to kidney transplantation – NephrologyNews.com
Language barriers may hinder U.S. kidney transplant candidates’ access to transplantation, according to a study appearing in an upcoming...

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Feb 10, 20172 min read
UF Health’s pediatric heart transplant program saves lives – The Independent Florida All
Christina Cinca was 13 when she held her sick heart in her hand. Her doctors, of UF Health Shands Hospital, brought it to her after an...

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Feb 9, 20173 min read
New ‘MAGIC algorithm’ can predict transplant patient’s risk of developing graft-ve
February 9, 2017 at 10:45 PM Researchers at Mount Sinai Health System have discovered a way to predict whether blood cancer patients who...

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Feb 9, 20172 min read
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