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Organ donation after circulatory death expands transplant opportunities
Organ donation after the heart stops beating, a practice called donation after circulatory death, has gone from rare to ...
Organ donation after the heart stops beating, a practice called donation after circulatory death, has gone from rare to ...
Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) now accounts for nearly half of all deceased organ donors in the U.S., marking a ...
22-year-old Larry Black, Jr. arrived at a St. Louis hospital after getting shot in the head. A week later, he was taken to surgery to have his organs removed for donation — even though his heart was ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is investigating organ donation practices after a Kentucky organization allegedly began recovering organs from people who may not have been dead. A ...
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Woman in a coma woke up before organ surgery
An organ donation service pushed for the removal of a comatose woman’s body parts even after she showed signs of life, medics allege. Danella Gallegos was 38 and homeless in 2022 when she fell into a ...
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Two Connecticut heart transplant recipients urge organ donation as American Heart Month ends
As the month of February comes to a close, so does American Heart Month, an initiative to raise awareness about ...
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Spokane family shares their organ donation story as 2025 marks record year for transplants in WA
After a devastating ALS diagnosis, one Spokane family shares their story about how organ donation brings light to one of the darkest times in their lives.
Gelbard receives award from the Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance for committed leadership
The award announcement from the Alliance stated that “colleagues praise Dr. Gelbard’s collaborative spirit, noting her ability to connect bedside teams and organ procurement organization partners, and ...
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