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Lymphoma survivor, deemed ‘un-transplantable,’ gets new heart

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Jul 22, 2015

While most college students spend time ‘finding themselves,’ in 2013, 19 year-old Trenton Cary had a much more pressing search: finding a new heart. In fact, after battling lymphoma a few years prior, it was the second time Cary was...

Coworker’s living liver donation the offer of a lifetime

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Jul 17, 2015

Did you know you can donate a part of your liver to someone in desperate need of a transplant, and that the donor’s liver and the portion of the donor’s liver given to the recipient grow back to their full...

Following heart transplant, teacher video chats her students

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May 20, 2015

“We missed you Ms. Tucker!”The surprise greeting startled Christina Tucker as she walked into the room.“What are all you guys doing here?” she asked.On a television screen in front of her were 130 of her students from Eagle Ridge Middle School...

Are you an organ donor? Tell us with hashtag #ImADonor

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Feb 18, 2015

A primary reason why we decided to live tweet a heart transplant on Monday night was to highlight the importance of organ donation.In the hours during and after our #heartTXlive broadcast of “Jane’s” transplant, there was nearly a 30 percent...

Recap of heart transplant live tweet from Baylor Dallas

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Feb 17, 2015

Last night, we brought you live coverage of a heart transplant from a Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas operating room.We followed the journey of a woman, who we called “Jane,” in an effort to highlight the gift of organ donation....

Heart transplant live tweet from Baylor Dallas operating room

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Feb 16, 2015

Baylor Scott & White Health tonight is broadcasting a heart transplant live on Twitter and other social media channels.The surgery is taking place at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. It is believed to be the first time a heart transplant...

The astonishing numbers behind 3 decades of transplantation

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Jan 29, 2015

What does it take to become one of the largest and most renowned multi-specialty transplant centers in the country?For the Baylor Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, it’s been more than thirty years of pioneering transplants.It’s a program that started...

The fascinating story behind 30 years of organ transplants

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Jan 26, 2015

It’s been more than 30 years since the first transplant was performed at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, launching a program that has saved thousands of lives. Back then, “Dr. Goran Klintmalm was 34-years-old and living in Sweden. Liver...