Dec 3, 2019 | News, Press Releases
I was born with Cystic Fibrosis. It is a hereditary disease that affects the lungs and digestive system and can literally take your breath away. It attacked my lungs when I was just nine-years old. Today, I’m in my thirties. I have an undergraduate degree and am...
Oct 29, 2019 | News, Press Releases
Los Angeles native, Robert Chelsea, car burst into flames when his vehicle was hit by a drunk driver in 2013. Trapped inside, he suffered burns over 60% of his body and face and was hospitalized for almost a year and half. He was in a coma the first six months. ...
Sep 3, 2019 | News, Press Releases
The number of people on the organ transplant waitlist continues to outpace the number of organ donors. Colorado is aiming to turn those stats upside down. In 2018, Colorado led the country in number of registered organ donors. An astonishing 69.1% of Coloradans...
Aug 15, 2019 | News, Press Releases
What is OPTN? According to their website, “The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) is a unique public-private partnership that links all professionals involved in the U.S. donation and transplantation system. Also crucial to the system are individuals...
Aug 8, 2019 | News, Press Releases
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...
Jul 30, 2019 | News, Press Releases
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,...
Jul 25, 2019 | News, Press Releases
JULY 9, 2019 / NEWS RELEASE / Cleveland Clinic: For the first time in North America and the second time worldwide, Cleveland Clinic delivered a baby (shown above) from a uterus that was transplanted from a deceased donor. “We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome....
Jul 10, 2019 | News, Press Releases
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...
May 22, 2019 | News, Press Releases
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...
Apr 22, 2019 | News, Press Releases
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...
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