Daithi Mac Gabhann's proud family paid tribute to his fortitude after six years on the waiting list for a heart transplant since June 1st. 18:58, June 10, 2024Updated June 10th, …
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Heart Transplantation
“There are very few days when I don't think about donors”: Ni Man marks 38 years since heart transplant
Jeff Whitford is one of the longest living survivors of surgery on Earth Jeff Whitford, 73, was one of the first to undergo life-changing surgery after being told his heart …
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Patients with cystic fibrosis have purchased a house to accommodate the family of Dublin's CF patients so that loved ones can receive treatment. Julian Benson attended the unveiling ceremony of …
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Organ Donation
Organ donation is a life-saving gift – minister praises 30 years of NHS organ donor register
by News Sourceby News SourcePublication date: September 23, 2024 Health Secretary Mike Nesbitt has welcomed the growing support for organ donation in Northern Ireland as the annual UK Organ Donation Week begins (23-29 September). …
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News
Belfast woman urges people to talk about organ donation 20 years after life-saving transplant – Irish News
by News Sourceby News SourceA Belfast woman who received a life-saving transplant has urged people to consider adding the 'gift of life' to their Christmas lists and talk to their loved ones about their …
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Mater Misericordier University Hospital is celebrating 38 years since the surgery on the country's longest-living heart transplant patient. Andy Kavanagh was just 19 years old when he underwent surgery in …
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Bone marrow transplantion
'Stem cell transplant saved my life' – Woman praises hospital team 40 years after rare blood cancer surgery
Maircil Houlihan underwent a bone marrow transplant at St James's Hospital in 1989. Photo: Paul Sharp A Dublin woman who was one of the first patients to receive a stem …
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Videos
Celebrating 10 Years – High School Outreach Initiative in Transplant and Organ Donation
by News Sourceby News SourceThe High School Outreach Initiative (HSOI) is approaching its 10-year anniversary, taking place in April 2022. We will be …
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Since 1984, more than 3,750 transplant surgeries have been performed at St. James. Ireland's first bone marrow transplant is being remembered, 40 years after the life-saving operation was first performed …
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The woman who received Ireland's first bone marrow transplant has said that the transplant not only saved her life but now gives her a better quality of life. Mairsil Houlihan, …