By Abigail Fagan published September 3, 2024 – last reviewed on September 18, 2024 Peter Arkle / Used with permission On March 11, 2021, Kristy Sidlar woke up with a …
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Lung Transplantation
Woman receives first robotic double lung transplant
by News Sourceby News SourceCheryl Melker underwent the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant on October 22nd at New York University Langone Health Center in Manhattan. Meaker, a doctor, had been suffering from …
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Liver Transplantation
Simi Singh: Irish cricketer recovering after liver transplant
by News Sourceby News SourceThe Times of India reported that Singh is awaiting a transplant at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, and his wife Agamdeep will donate part of his liver. The cricketer's father-in-law, Parvinder …
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Lung Transplantation
1,000th UCSF lung transplant patient looks forward to a more fulfilling life
by News Sourceby News SourcePatrick and Alison immediately after transplant surgery. Image by Raymond Hibert As the world faces a pandemic, the lives of Patrick and Allison, empty nesters living in Fresno, are hit …
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Videos
Sallyanne and Derry Clarke, Parents of Organ Donor Andrew (ODAW 2021)
by News Sourceby News SourceSallyanne and Derry Clark, owners of the Michelin-starred Dublin restaurant L’Ecrivain, talk about the decision to donate their …
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Introduction Hypertension after renal transplantation is a common phenomenon with an estimated prevalence of 70–90% in adults and 58–89% in children (1–3). Long-standing hypertension has been associated with allograft dysfunction, …
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In 2013, Karla was diagnosed with IgA nephropathy, a kidney disease that can lead to loss of kidney function. Under the expert …
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2013 YSI Showcase Award Winners: Bring Organ Donation Into Education
by News Sourceby News SourcePresentation footage of the ‘Bring Organ Donation Into Education’ project, winners of the Young Social Innovators of the Year …
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Diet
Regulation of gut microbiota: a novel pretreatment for complications in patients who have undergone kidney transplantation
by News Sourceby News Source1 Introduction Kidney transplantation is among the most effective treatments for end-stage kidney diseases compared with conventional therapies. Kidney transplantation was first introduced in the 1950s (Meena et al., 2021), and …