An 8-year-old boy is now able to write, eat and get dressed on his own, thanks to a double-hand transplant performed just a few years ago. The case study, published Tuesday […]
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Years of medications after a double-lung transplant left Michael in need of a kidney transplant. His own brother saved the day by donating to save his life.
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Kim Kamara of Germantown wasn’t pleased the day her 18-year-old informed her that he had gotten his driver’s license and had checked a box marking his intention to be an […]
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THE ISSUE The number of kidney, liver, heart and lung donors in Pennsylvania doesn’t come close to meeting the needs of those awaiting transplants, The Caucus, an LNP Media Group watchdog publication […]
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When Jenna Valle was born, the doctors knew something was wrong. They just did not know what that something was. After two weeks of tests, doctors discovered benign tumors on […]
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By registering to be a donor, all of Jack’s good deeds and his selfless personality became his legacy.
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A journey to donate a kidney to a stranger leads two women to a beautiful new friendship.
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Donor fathers and children share how they cope with the Father’s Day holiday after losing their child/father.
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At the age of 69, Domingo Pena underwent a double lung transplant to fight against an incurable disease resulting from his service in the Vietnam War 50 years earlier. Then, […]
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Looking for the Pope Francis effect? For Augustinian Fr. Bill Waters, it’s alive and well at St. Augustine Church in Old City Philadelphia. A landmark near the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, […]
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