Organ Donation
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What people get wrong about organ donation and how it’s 'one of the most powerful acts of compassion'
Experts dispel five common organ donation myths — and explain why becoming a donor is a "selfless act."
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Doctors perform first heart transplant of its kind on military veteran: ‘It’s a monumental leap forward’
Doctors at Duke University Hospital performed the first heart transplant of its kind, called donation after circulatory death (DCD), on a military veteran.
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Couple meets recipient of 11-year-old son's heart on their wedding day: 'To me, this is where it belongs'
After their 11-year-old son suddenly passed away in 2012, a couple decided to donate his organs. Seven years later, on their wedding day, the recipient of their son's heart surprised the couple at the court house with a stethoscope.
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Family unexpectedly meets man who received loved one's heart: 'I'm so blown away'
The chance encounter united Savannah Roesch's family with the man who received her younger brother's heart.
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23-year-old killed in car accident saves his father’s life with kidney donation
Although the accident took the young man's life, he was able to give the gift of life to his ailing father and, as an organ donor, to several other recipients.
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Teacher will donate kidney to student she has never met: 'It's just something I know I'm supposed to do'
Heather Mallet tried to donate a kidney to a close friend in 2016, but he insisted she donate to a child one day instead. The friend passed away, and Mallet now sees her chance to help a student as “a sign.”
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Woman talked to a stranger for two hours in a bar, then decided to donate her kidney to him
After talking to a stranger for two hours, the woman said she would donate her kidney to him.
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6th GradeTeacher Donates His Kidney to Save Student's Life: 'There Is No Greater Gift'
6th Grade Georgia Teacher Donates His Kidney to Save Student's Life
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Family of hero dad who died from choking meets the man who received his liver
After they met, the recipient said: "It felt like we had known each other forever."
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A woman is getting a kidney donation from a stranger after posting about her need on Facebook
A mom with lupus will receive a lifesaving kidney transplant, thanks to the power of social media — and the selfless kindness of her “angel donor.”
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Grieving Parents Share Photos of 2-Year-Old's Final Moments to Encourage Organ Donation
Parents Share Photos of 2-Year-Old's Final Moments to Encourage Organ Donation
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Nanny Donates Part of Liver for the Child She Cares For
Nanny Kiersten Miles and the child whose life she saved. The caretaker, Kiersten Miles, learned about the child’s health crisis three weeks after she began working for the Rosko family last year. Baby Talia was suffering from a chronic disease that could be fatal without a liver transplant — and Miles jumped at the opportunity to rescue the little girl.
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Kidney Transplant Arranged Through Craigslist Is Canceled
A potential kidney transplant that made news after the potential donor and recipient connected on Craigslist was cancelled, ABC 6 reports, after a chronic disease was found in the donor’s liver.
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Make a Difference This?‘Giving Tuesday’ — Without Spending a Dime
You’ve soldiered through Black Friday and Cyber Monday, spending (or standing strong) on gifts and necessities alike. But if a weekend of consumer craziness has left you feeling philanthropic, you’re in luck. Meet?“Giving Tuesday” — a day dedicated to generosity.
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Wealth May Give Advantage for Getting Organ Transplants
A study released on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, finds that wealthy people are more likely to get on multiple waiting lists and score a transplant, and less likely to die while waiting for one. Wealthy people are more likely to get on multiple waiting lists and score a transplant, and less likely to die while waiting for one, a new study finds. Wealthier people can better afford the tests and travel to get on more than one transplant center’s waiting list, and the new study shows how much this pays o
