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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day agoMan kept alive on artificial lung for two days while he waited for double transplant
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fromThe Mercury News
2 months agoOrgan donors: Why California has one of the lowest registration percentages
California has a very low organ donor registration rate (31.2%) despite high public support and extensive registry enrollment, requiring tailored, community-specific outreach to improve participation.
fromNews Center
3 months agoNew Study Gives Answers, Drug Targets for Chronic Lung-transplant Rejection - News Center
More than 50 percent of lung-transplant recipients experience a rejection of their new lung within five years of receiving it, yet the reason why this is such a prevalent complication has remained a medical mystery. Now, a new Northwestern Medicine study published in JCI Insight has found that, following transplant and in chronic disease states, abnormal cells emerge and "conversations" between them drive the development of lung damage and transplant rejection.
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