Tag Archives: Organ Donation

Where Are We 10 Years After SARS?

April 23rd, 2013 - 3:06 pm

A decade ago the SARS pandemic hit China and infected over 8,000 people around the world. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was a global outbreak and public health scientists were racing to understand and contain this mystery illness. Gregory Poland, M.D., director of the Mayo Clinic … Continue reading →

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More Hispanic Organ Donations Needed

April 23rd, 2013 - 8:48 am

April is National Donate Life Month, held to encourage organ and tissue donation and to celebrate donors who give a new life to others. In the U.S., more than 118,000 people are waiting for organ transplants, and 19 percent are … Continue reading →

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Survey Says: Attitudes About Organ Donation Are Changing

April 22nd, 2013 - 9:59 am

A Mayo Clinic survey shows that the public’s support for both living and deceased organ donation is increasing.  Eighty-four percent of respondents said they would be likely or very likely to consider donating a kidney or a portion of their … Continue reading →

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ABC’s Nightline Features Mayo Clinic Transplant Program

May 2nd, 2012 - 10:22 pm

  ABC’s Nightline aired a special program on transplants, Tuesday May 1, 2012.  Bill Weir and the Nightline crew spent a considerable amount of time at Mayo Clinic in Rochester over the past couple of months interviewing physicians and patients.  Watch the entire episode where patients … Continue reading →

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Tune-in to Nightline tonight

May 1st, 2012 - 2:43 pm

ABC’s Nightline will be airing a special program on transplants Tuesday May 1. Bill Weir and the Nightline crew spent a considerable amount of time at Mayo Clinic in Rochester over the past couple of months interviewing physicians and patients. … Continue reading →

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How to display your donor status on Facebook

May 1st, 2012 - 11:14 am

On May 1, 2012 Facebook annouced that you an now indicate whether or not you are an organ donor on your timeline. The status indicator is an effort to boost organ donors in the United States, where 18 people die every … Continue reading →

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Transplant Study

May 28th, 2010 - 11:13 am

A new Mayo Clinic study, published in the June 2010 issue of Gastroenterology, disputes a long-held hypothesis that a donor’s race has an impact on the success of liver transplants. Donor race has been associated with graft failure after liver … Continue reading →

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