Pediatric Liver Transplants: Get the facts!
Organ transplant officials are rolling back a new nationwide policy over how to allocate scarce livers amid a legal fight in federal court. The new rules were intended to ease geographic disparity by giving the sickest patients first chance at a donated liver. The rules affect pediatric liver transplants.
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One Woman. One Mission. 11,000 Registered Organ Donors and Counting
Once a housewife of a pro basketball player in Europe, Roxanne Watson attended college, went into retail sales, and joined the executive management team. She discovered she had a knack for turning around failing locations. "Every place I went, I always had one of the...
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Cleveland Clinic First in North America to Deliver Baby from Deceased-Donor Uterine Transplant
For the first time in North America and the second time worldwide, Cleveland Clinic delivered a baby from a uterus that was transplanted from a deceased donor.
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Let Your Voice Be Heard! OPTN is Seeking Feedback
This information has been provided by OPTN and is presented by NFT as a public service. The OPTN is seeking feedback on initiatives impacting organ donation and transplantation in the U.S. The public comment period for the proposals below will be open from August 2,...
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Plans Revealed to Revamp the Way America Treats Kidney Disease
On Wednesday, the White House announced an aggressive goal to reduce the number of Americans with end-stage renal disease. The goal is to decrease the number of Americans suffering with this disease by 25% by the year 2030. End-stage kidney disease, also called...
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I Was in the Prime of My Life When I Almost Died
I was in the prime of my life when I almost died. I had no medical problems before all of this. I didn’t know that it was going to happen. I am currently an Emergency Medicine physician-in-training. I was going to be done with training this year, and then I was going...
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Pediatric Transplant: A Father’s Perspective
By: Joseph P. Hillenburg There are currently almost 2,000 children on the organ transplant waiting list in the United States, with many more children on waiting lists in other countries. In 2011, my son, Ben, was one of those children. His life started just like...
read moreNational Foundation for Transplants Partners with SafeNetRX
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DES MOINES (February 4, 2019) – As of February 1, 2019, SafeNetRx-Pharmacy and National Foundation for Transplants (NFT) have partnered together to bring affordable medication to Iowa transplant patients. NFT assists families with financial...
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Give Life! This Holiday Season
Quick Facts: Thousands of patients who are waiting for organs face serious challenges beyond their physical health, including: Fear of losing Social Security Income (SSI) Benefits Concern over depleting retirement, savings and other personal assets Anxiety over...
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Combat Veteran Donates Kidney and Gives Memphis Musician a Second Chance at Life
MEMPHIS, TN 11/13/18: On his right arm, Dustin Lehmann has two dates tattooed, Oct. 3 and June 6. These two dates have important meaning for Dustin. While serving as a medic in the U.S. Army, he was unable to save two men represented by the dates on his...
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