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Change of Hearts: Defying odds, 8-year-old is thriving after her third … – The Seattle T

A Spanaway girl who waited seven months for a second heart transplant, only to have it fail, has dodged the odds, doctors say — receiving...

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Jul 30, 20156 min read

Surgeon Dances With Former Transplant Patient at Her Wedding 10 Years After … – ABC News

Chrsitine Tabar invited her transplant surgeon Dr. John Fung to her wedding 10 years after her life-saving operation. Christine Tabar On...

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Jul 30, 20152 min read

Neenah baby improves after transplant – Appleton Post Crescent

Mindi and Mark Piasecki relax with their daughter, Tess, who recently received a thymus transplant that strengthened her immune...

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Jul 30, 20154 min read

Cooling Bodies of Brain-Dead Donors May Boost Kidney Function After Transplant – U.S. News &am

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Transplant surgeons may have found a simple way to improve...

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Jul 30, 20153 min read

Transplant girl Phoebe Pace, 5, goes for gold again – BBC News

Media playback is unsupported on your device Transplant girl Phoebe Pace, 5, goes for gold again 29 July 2015 Last updated at 04:05 BST...

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Jul 30, 20151 min read

Kidney transplant proves successful for Cleveland sisters | abc13.com – KTRK-TV

CLEVELAND, TX — Throughout her life, Diana Brom has endured multiple surgeries. After the failure of a transplanted kidney became...

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Jul 21, 20151 min read

BMI doesn’t affect kidney transplant survival – Medical Xpress – Medical Xpress

For patients undergoing kidney transplantation, survival is unaffected by body mass index, according to a study published online July 3...

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Jul 21, 20152 min read

Heart-lung transplant man marks 30 years – BBC News

Heart-lung transplant man marks 30 years 20 July 2015 From the section London Andrew Whitby: “My life has been improved beyond measure” A...

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Jul 21, 20152 min read

Blood drive to be held for 11-year-old heart transplant recipient – Omaha World-Herald

Femi Tevoedjre is your typical 11-year-old. She collects nail polish and Barbies. She paints and reads everything from the Bible to...

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Jul 21, 20152 min read

Heart transplants not slowing teen down – Chicago Tribune

Ryan Brown refuses to let his medical challenges limit the possibilities of his future. “You have scientists and statistics that say it’s...

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Jul 21, 20157 min read

Children’s Mercy to create new transplant center – KCTV Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) – Children’s Mercy Hospital will become a go-to facility for pediatric organ transplants after their Thursday...

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Jul 21, 20152 min read

Post-Transplant UTI Risk Factors Identified – Renal and Urology News

July 09, 2015 Share this article: Female gender, ureteral catheterization, and comorbidities are among the risk factors for urinarytract...

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Jul 21, 20152 min read