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  AHA: Could Your Race Determine Your Wait for a Donor Heart?

  TUESDAY, Nov. 13, 2018 (American Heart Association) — The wait for a heart transplant...

  • Posted November 13, 2018
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  Is the U.S. Throwing Away Too Many Donor Kidneys?

  When deciding which donated kidneys can help desperate patients on waiting lists, the United...

  • Posted October 29, 2018
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  Obese Patients Often Denied Kidney Transplants. Should They Be?

  Obese patients in need of a kidney transplant may find themselves denied one because...

  • Posted October 26, 2018
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  Opioid Crisis Driving Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy: CDC

  Life expectancy in the United States has declined for two years in a row,...

  • Posted September 20, 2018
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  Hepatitis-Infected Kidneys a Safe Option for Transplant: Study

  TUESDAY, Aug. 7, 2018Dialysis patients waiting for kidney transplants might safely accept an organ...

  • Posted August 7, 2018
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  U.S. Deaths From Liver Disease Rising Rapidly

  The Great Recession continues to take a grim toll: Since 2009, a growing number...

  • Posted July 19, 2018
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  Liver Cancer a Big Threat to U.S., Other Developed Nations

  Liver cancer cases in several developed countries have doubled in the past 25 years,...

  • Posted June 15, 2018
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  Coffee May Do Your Liver Good

  More good news for coffee lovers: Having three or more cups of “joe” each...

  • Posted June 11, 2018
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  Organs From Opioid OD Victims Are Saving Lives: Study

  Organ donations from Americans who have died from an opioid overdose have risen dramatically...

  • Posted April 17, 2018
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  Obesity Can Lead to Liver Damage by Age 8: Study

  Obesity can lead to liver disease in kids as young as 8 years old,...

  • Posted April 4, 2018
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  AHA: ‘No Excuses’ for 3 Heart Disease Survivors Walking to Stay Fit

  (American Heart Association) — Jerry McCann, Ray Rivera and Taunya Stewart are living proof...

  • Posted April 4, 2018
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