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2. Watch the emotional meeting between a liver donor and the ...

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   Watch the emotional moment this liver donor meets the life she saved. “Sandy gave a piece of herself to save my baby’s life. Organ donation is truly an unconditional gift,” said Sonny’s ...

3. Historic donation set to fast-track research into treating ...

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   A Virginia doctor has made a multimillion-dollar donation to raise awareness and to help turn the tide of liver disease. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist speaks to Dr. Todd Stravitz and one of his ...

4. Liver transplantation - Wikipedia

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   The prognosis following liver transplant is variable, depending on overall health, technical success of the surgery, and the underlying disease process affecting the liver. [26] There is no exact model to predict survival rates; those with transplant have a 58% chance of surviving 15 years. [ 27 ]

5. Living liver donor reflects on 'incredible' experience ... - AOL

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   Aug. 6—ROCHESTER — Tom Miler is a generous man. He regularly donates blood and platelets. In 2004, he donated a kidney to his father. A few years ago, he underwent surgery to donate his marrow ...

6. List of organ transplant donors and recipients - Wikipedia

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   First human liver transplant: Thomas Starzl: First transplant was unsuccessful. The first successful liver transplant was performed by Starzl four years later. 1963 [3] First human lung transplant: James D. Hardy: First transplant was unsuccessful. The first successful lung transplant was performed in 1983 by Joel Cooper. 1963 [3] First human ...

7. Christoph Broelsch - Wikipedia

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   He then moved to the University of Chicago in 1984 to lead the Medical Center’s liver transplant program. In November 1989, Broelsch’s team was the first to report a living-related-donor liver transplant. [3] The donor was a 29 year old mother who donated her left lateral segment to her 21 month old daughter.

8. Dr. Nicole Saphier explains how liver donation works and ...

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   As President Trump pushes to lower health care costs for Americans, Fox News contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier offers her own budget tips and reacts to Fox New colleague Ed Henry's liver donation to ...

9. Machine perfusion - Wikipedia

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   Machine perfusion (MP) is an artificial perfusion technique often used for organ preservation to help facilitate organ transplantation.MP works by continuously pumping a specialized solution through donor organs, mimicking the body's natural blood flow while actively controlling temperature, oxygen levels, chemical composition, and mechanical stress within the organ.