The Northern Ireland team is initially preparing to make history. Northern Ireland's transplant football team is set to make history as they prepare to compete at the first transplant football …
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Sligo native reaches a world record for being the longest surviving single lung transplant patient
by News Sourceby News SourceVERA DWYER (77), the world’s longest surviving single lung transplant recipient, was awarded a gold medallion by the Irish Heart …
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Aura Smith Northern Ireland's 16 players and three staff traveled to Italy for the World Cup A soccer team in the North Ireland, which received the donation of an organ …
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Kidney Transplantation
Belfast becomes world leader in living donor kidney transplants thanks to 'selfless' kidney donors and 'outstanding' transplant team: #WorldKidneyDay
by News Sourceby News SourceProfessor Charlotte McArdle, Chief Nursing Officer for Northern Ireland, celebrated Northern Ireland's “selfless” kidney donors who have given the gift of life to more than 2,000 people at World Kidney …
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Lung Transplantation
Miracle mum Deirdre Roche Doherty from Kilkenny is the only woman in the world to have undergone a heart, double lung and kidney transplant and given birth to a baby.
by James Wardby James Ward“Every day I look at my two children I think of their donors. Without them I wouldn't be here.” Those are the words of miracle mother Deirdre Roche-Doherty, who is …
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Kidney Transplantation
World Transplant Game: How Watford player scored post-surgery goal
by News Sourceby News SourceApril 11, 2023 Image source, Andy Taylor Image caption, Andy Taylor has been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the World Transplant Games in Australia following his …
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Today is World Liver Day. Take some time to understand why paying attention to your diet can significantly improve your liver health. There are many ways to do this, including …
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The 73-year-old man from Ballinafad, Co Sligo, has been officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's longest surviving single lung transplant patient. My great-grandmother was …
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Waterford IKA branch highlights the importance of organ donation on World Kidney Day
by Kieran Foleyby Kieran FoleyToday is World Kidney Day. This year, the focus is on the close relationship between heart disease and chronic kidney disease. Ray Harrigan, chairman of the Waterford Irish Kidney Society …