Tag: Organ Donation
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The Australian Heart Donor Who Walks Again: Lucinda’s 20-Year Miracle
Introduction: A life given, a life renewed In medical history, some stories feel almost fairy-tale like: a young person choosing to give life after death, a heart beating anew in another’s chest, and decades later, a life still flourishing with hope. The story of Lucinda Winnem, an Australian heart donor whose gift continues to touch…
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Australian Heart Donor: The Woman Who Gave Life and Kept Walking
Introduction: A Gift Beyond Measure In the annals of medical history, some stories feel almost magical: a life given, a life transformed, and a future rewritten. The Australian heart donor story of a young woman who donated her heart—and a man who carried that gift forward for two decades—fits that rare category. It is a…
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Australian heart donor Lucinda Winnem: 20 years alive and walking the earth
A winter night that sparked a medical miracle In the quiet of a winter night in 2005, a young woman in Australia made a choice that would echo through medical history for years to come. Lucinda Winnem, then 24, became the recipient of a donor heart. Her decision and the generosity of the donor family…
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Pig Organ Transplants Could Surpass Human Donors in Time
Introduction: A turning point in transplant medicine Advances in xenotransplantation—the practice of transplanting organs from one species into humans—have moved beyond the realm of science fiction. A leading surgeon involved in clinical trials of pig kidneys implanted into living patients has raised the possibility that pig organs could one day be superior to those sourced…
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MAiD Liver Transplants: Outcomes Match Standard Donations
MAiD Liver Transplants Show Promising Outcomes Organ donation after medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is a relatively new practice in North America and beyond. A pioneering Canadian study published in the Journal of Hepatology has found that liver transplants from MAiD donors yield patient survival outcomes comparable to standard donation after circulatory death. This finding…
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Liver Transplants from MAiD Donors Show Outcomes Similar to Standard Donations
Introduction: Expanding the Donor Pool with MAiD Livers Organ donation after medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is a relatively new but increasingly discussed practice in North America and beyond. A recent study published in the Journal of Hepatology provides the first large-scale Canadian comparison of liver transplants using donors who gave organs after MAiD (donation…
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Liver Transplants from MAiD Donors Show Outcomes Comparable to Standard Donations
New Evidence Emerges on MAiD Liver Donations Organ donation after medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is a practice that remains controversial as it evolves in health systems around the world. A landmark study published in the Journal of Hepatology analyzes liver transplants in Canada where organs from MAiD donors—specifically donations after circulatory death following MAiD…
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Baek Se-hee dies at 35: Mental health memoir author remembered
Tribute to a Courageous Voice Baek Se-hee, the South Korean author whose candid memoirs brought conversations about mental health into the mainstream, has died at the age of 35. News of her passing came from the Korea Organ Donation Agency, which announced that Baek had donated her heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys, saving five lives.…
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Baek Se-hee: Remembering the South Korean Author Who Shared Her Battle with Depression and Gave Life Through Organ Donation
Tribute to a Courageous Voice Baek Se-hee, the South Korean writer who publicly chronicled her mental health struggles, has died at the age of 35. Her work, including the international bestseller I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki (2018), resonated globally for its raw honesty about depression, dysthymia, and the daily battles…
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Baek Se-hee: Beloved Korean Author Donates Organs at 35
South Korean author Baek Se-hee dies at 35, remembered for courage and compassion The literary world is mourning Baek Se-hee, the best-selling author best known for her memoir I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki. The Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency announced that Baek Se-hee passed away at the age of…