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Living kidney donor gives life to dad

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Mar 10, 2017

In the spring of 2013, Lonnie Henderson’s quality of life was about to make an about-face. Newly diagnosed with stage 5 kidney disease due to type 1 (inherited) diabetes, he would soon begin facing dialysis to cleanse dangerous toxins out...

Honoring the legacy and lasting impression left by Dr. Thomas Starzl

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Mar 7, 2017

This week we lost one of the pioneers of organ transplantation. Thomas Starzl, MD, who performed the first liver transplant in the world in 1963, died at the age of 90 at his home in Pittsburgh. He was trailblazer, known...

A scrapbook meeting 14 years ago leads to kidney donation

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Jan 4, 2017

A chance meeting between two women at a scrapbooking convention would turn out to a be a life-changing moment for one of their husbands.Long-time friends Krystal Grant and Lois Helmick.Ever since Krystal Grant from Pelzer, SC, met Lois Helmick at a scrapbooking convention...

After widowmaker heart attack, transplant gave Tim a second chance

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Oct 10, 2016

After about 30 minutes of exercise, Tim Gallagher felt unusually fatigued and decided to lie down. From the unbearable tightness in his chest, he knew something was wrong.That day changed his life.Tim’s heart suffered massive damage when he experienced a widowmaker heart...

Baylor University Medical Center performs first living-donor uterus transplants in the U.S.

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Oct 5, 2016

Today, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas released details on the first four living-donor uterine transplants performed in the United States as part of a clinical trial under Institutional Review Board approval. These first four surgeries were performed in September.This...

Amenities provide sanctuary to families of transplant patients

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Aug 6, 2016

There are thousands of people waiting for the gift of life. They wait at home, in the hospital, in a hotel — anywhere — anxiously anticipating the call that it’s their time to receive an organ donation.During this time of...

14 things you should know about liver disease

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Jul 28, 2016

We wear red for cardiovascular health, buy pink to support breast cancer research, stop smoking to prevent lung cancer. Too much sugar intake and we will develop diabetes. We hear these messages every day. But is anyone talking about the...

Heart transplant patient runs marathon one and a half years after surgery

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Jun 17, 2016

I was born with a congenital heart defect. Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a condition where my pulmonary artery and aorta were in reverse position, preventing oxygen rich blood from pumping into my body.TGA babies have a blue tint to...

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Ethics of uterus transplantation

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May 29, 2016

We think of transplantation as a procedure that restores life. These are vital surgeries for patients who unfortunately have lost function in their liver, lungs, heart or other organs.What’s fascinating to me about uterus transplant is that we’re not restoring...

Uterine transplant nurse tells of overwhelming response to clinical trial

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Apr 9, 2016

I’ve been extremely blessed to be a mother of two children. In my life there has been no greater joy than being a parent to my son and daughter. As a labor and delivery nurse for more than a decade,...

Baylor University Medical Center to offer uterus transplants in clinical trial

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Jan 29, 2016

They say motherhood is a gift. It’s that surreal and unforgettable moment of holding your newborn in your arms for the first time, gazing into a tiny face you feel like you’ve known your whole life. But for some, life...

The fascinating story behind 30 years of organ transplants

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Jan 26, 2015

It’s been more than 30 years since the first transplant was performed at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, launching a program that has saved thousands of lives. Back then, “Dr. Goran Klintmalm was 34-years-old and living in Sweden. Liver...