Did One Transplant Cure Three Illnesses?
Al Nykamp, a NFT patient, was diagnosed with three conditions, hemophilia, Hepatitis C, and cancer over his lifetime beginning when he was a newborn. He shared in an interview in May with Rene Wisely of Michigan Health that being cured of his conditions was...
Doctors Turn to Double Lung Transplant to Help Young Patient Survive COVID-19
When the National Foundation for Transplants opened its COVID-19 Response Center in April, it was to help transplant patients navigate financial challenges during a difficult time. Patients who had either received their transplant or were waiting for their second...
Marcus Martinez Set to Lead the National Foundation for Transplants as Board Chairman
Marcus Martinez was elected chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Foundation for Transplants in May 2020. Martinez is a 27-year FedEx veteran who is Vice President, Global Operations Control and Service Quality & Assurance. In this role, Martinez...
Organ Transplants in Indiana Continue in Spite of Coronavirus
When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the Indiana Donor Network reassured Hoosiers on the waiting list that transplants would not slow down. It appears transplant stats for the state shows the network kept their promise. Beairshelle Edmé, a reporter for FOX59...
Live from New York: NFT Discuss Transplant Patients & COVID-19 on WRCR
In case you missed it, NFT's CEO, Michelle Gilchrist talks about the needs of transplant patients during COVID-19 pandemic with host of The Michael's Show, Roxanne Watson, broadcasting from New York. Listen to the archived show.
Transplants continue in Memphis during pandemic; donations see drop
Memphis Business JournalJason BoltonData Editor and Health Care/Innovation ReporterMay 7, 2020, 1:59pm EDT "The James D. Eason Transplant Institute at Methodist University Hospital has continued life-saving transplants throughout the coronavirus pandemic. With...
Social Distancing Not New to Transplant Patients — A New Reality for Others
Reprinted by permission of Dr. Alin Gragossian. Original title "Restrictions" follow her transplant journey at A Change of Heart Last year, after my transplant, I had restrictions. People would ask me all the time, “Okay, like you’re good now, right?” And I...
NFT Seeks to Help the Most Vulnerable during COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has created special challenges for transplant patients. Included among the “most vulnerable population” by the Center for Disease Control these patients also face significant financial challenges. Two doctors who are also organ transplant...
An Abstract “Transplant Patients: A Vulnerable Population in COVID-19” by Drs. Lam & Gragossian
Dr. Lilian Lam is a microbiologist, and received her transplant amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Alin Gragossian received her transplant just over a year ago, and is an emergency medicine resident at the frontlines in the fight against the outbreak.Two heart transplant...
During A Record Breaking Year for Transplants, Donors Chose To Financially Give To NFT
The year 2019 was the 7th consecutive record-breaking year for transplants. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) close to 40,000 transplants were performed nationwide with nearly 7,400 of those being “living donor” transplants. The number of...
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