Monthly Archives: July 2010

Four Days Old Baby Becomes India’s Youngest Organ Donor – MedIndia


MedIndia
Four Days Old Baby Becomes India's Youngest Organ Donor
MedIndia
This can be done by harvesting heart valves from deceased donors. Obtaining small sized valves from the baby donors is very difficult and rare.

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Group Cites Grove City College Organ – Youngstown Business Journal

Group Cites Grove City College Organ
Youngstown Business Journal
from the Organ Historical Society recognizing the Kimball organ in Harbison Chapel as an instrument of historic merit and worthy of preservation.

New York implements online registry for organ donation – DOTmed.com

New York implements online registry for organ donation
DOTmed.com
New York Governor David A. Paterson has signed into law A.10664/S.4999-A, which allows online registration for organ and

Inquirer ad raises interest in organ donations – Philadelphia Inquirer

Inquirer ad raises interest in organ donations
Philadelphia Inquirer
Robert J. Rehrmann is such a believer in organ donation that he ran a full-page ad in Tuesday's Inquirer urging people to follow his

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Dozens celebrate legacy of 19-year-old organ donor – Mansfield News Journal

Dozens celebrate legacy of 19-year-old organ donor
Mansfield News Journal
The team was moved by the many people at the race who had been touched by organ donation. "It was really cool to know that anyone standing next to us could

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Doctors find the youngest donor in a 4-day-old baby – TopNews Arab Emirates


TopNews Arab Emirates
Doctors find the youngest donor in a 4-day-old baby
TopNews Arab Emirates
Though the parents were lamenting the loss of their child, the baby girl's uncle raised the subject of organ donation. He was the person to have taken the
Baby Donor contributes Heart and Eyes after DeathBreakingNewsOnline.
4-day-old baby becomes youngest donorTimes of India
4-Day-Old Infant Becomes Youngest Organ DonatorOutlook
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Lung Transplant Outcome Might Hinge on Hospital Location – BusinessWeek


MedIndia
Lung Transplant Outcome Might Hinge on Hospital Location
BusinessWeek
TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — Five-year survival rates for US lung transplant patients vary widely depending on where they had their operation,
Lung Transplantation Survival Varies Among Centers Variation in survival after ModernMedicine
Number of Lung Transplantations Performed Only Predictor of OutcomeMedscape
Study notes variation in lung transplant survivalModernHealthcare.com
MedPage Today
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Spectrum Health names heart transplant surgeon – WZZM

Spectrum Health names heart transplant surgeon
WZZM
"This is a tremendous start for our heart and lung transplantation program – a world renowned transplant surgeon and major gift to launch our program.

Vietnam’s first heart transplantation succeeds – SGGP


SGGP
Vietnam's first heart transplantation succeeds
SGGP
The Vietnam Military Medical University said its doctors have successfully performed the first heart transplantation in Vietnam.

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Hosps gear up for more transplants – Times of India

Hosps gear up for more transplants
Times of India
many instantly make the most difficult decisions at the time of grief,� said state cadaver organ transplant registry co-ordinator Dr J Amalorpavanathan.

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