Senators owner, hopeful of liver transplant, thanks public
TORONTO - Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk thanked the public for its support Monday in what he calls the "biggest battle" of his life - his urgent appeal for a liver transplant.
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Student back in school, with gym teacher who gave her kidney
DETROIT - An 18-year-old returned to her Detroit high school Tuesday with a new kidney, donated by her gym teacher.
View ArticleSenators owner, donor doing well after liver transplant
TORONTO - Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is recovering well after his liver transplant. All his donor wants in return is for the team to win the Stanley Cup.
View ArticleShiprock boy with genetic condition gets liver transplant
FARMINGTON, New Mexico - A 2-year-old Shiprock boy who suffers from a rare genetic condition recently received a liver transplant in California.
View ArticleHooters waitress, customer doing well after transplant
ATLANTA - Doctors say a waitress at a Georgia Hooters and a longtime regular customer at the restaurant are both doing well after a successful kidney transplant.
View ArticleDoctors: Waitress, customer doing well after transplant
ATLANTA - A Georgia Hooters waitress and a longtime regular customer at the restaurant are both doing well after a successful kidney transplant, doctors said.
View ArticleUPMC's lung transplant program on probation with organ group
PITTSBURGH - The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's lung transplant program has been put on probation by the United Network for Organ Sharing, a nonprofit that oversees American transplants.
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Transplant surgeons save children's lives in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela - Clutching a tiny Bible, Gilda Velasquez leans over her son as he falls asleep with the help of a powerful sedative and a catchy cartoon jingle playing on a hand-held TV.
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Texas doctors do first skull and scalp transplant
Texas doctors say they have done the world's first partial skull and scalp transplant to help a man with a large head wound from cancer treatment.
View ArticleIllinois doctors group wants Rauner to veto hepatitis C bill
CHICAGO - With three out of four Americans who are infected unaware they have hepatitis C, Illinois lawmakers last month approved a measure to fight what's been called a silent epidemic.
View ArticleMaine donor says kidney transplant OK'd for next week
PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine man who responded to a plea for a kidney donation that he saw painted on a car window is scheduled to have the surgery next week.
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Woman gives birth after transplant of ovarian tissue
LONDON - A woman who had ovarian tissue removed and frozen during childhood has given birth to a baby after the tissue was successfully transplanted back into her, enabling her to get pregnant.
View ArticleBill helps medical marijuana users access organ transplants
SACRAMENTO, California - California lawmakers have passed a bill that prevents medical marijuana users from being denied organ transplants just because they use pot.
View ArticleCalifornia law backs organ transplants for medical pot users
SACRAMENTO, California - Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that will prevent doctors and hospitals from denying organ transplants to medical marijuana users just because of their pot use.
View ArticleFamily receives gift of life after daughter's tragic death
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Days after a 12-year-old Louisville girl drowned in a swimming pool, the family of the deceased girl has been able to donate the girl's organs to possibly save the life of...
View ArticleBristol-Myers wins approval for 1st hepatitis C type 3 drug
TRENTON, New Jersey - An experimental drug for one of the hardest-to-treat types of hepatitis C has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, adding to the surge of new options - all much more...
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Boy who lost hands to infection gets double-hand transplant
PHILADELPHIA - An 8-year-old boy who lost his hands and feet to a serious infection has become the youngest patient to receive a double-hand transplant, surgeons said Tuesday.
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After worlds, kidney transplant awaits hurdler Aries Merritt
BEIJING - No matter how many hurdles Aries Merritt clears this week at the world championships, he knows there's an even bigger one waiting for him in a few days back at home - a kidney transplant.
View ArticleMaryland boy with double-hand transplant leaves hospital
BALTIMORE - An 8-year-old boy who became the youngest patient to receive a double-hand transplant has left the Philadelphia hospital where the procedure was done and was returning to his Maryland home.
View ArticleA racial gap in kidney transplants closes but work remains
CHICAGO - A racial gap in kidney transplants appears to have closed, a 13-year study found.
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