Listen Live to My Transplant Story April is Donate Life month and I have been remiss in not posting about it sooner. It has been a busy month at my house. I had my mid-year visit at the transplant clinic, we visited my father in Tennessee for a little while, then we got home, andContinue reading “Donate Life Month and Radio Interview”
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Gender and Ethnic Disparity in Heart Transplants and Upcoming Changes in Organ Allocation
According to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), some transplant teams showed patterns of denying donor hearts to certain patients when offers became available. The probability of a donor heart being accepted by these transplant centers was more likely for white women, followed by Black women, white men, then Black men, accordingContinue reading “Gender and Ethnic Disparity in Heart Transplants and Upcoming Changes in Organ Allocation”
New Xenotransplantation Milestone for Kidneys
March is National Kidney Month, and surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital, known as Mass General, have transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into a 62-year-old man. The new kidney began producing urine shortly after the surgery last week, and the patient’s condition has improved significantly. Doctors expect the patient to be discharged soon.Continue reading “New Xenotransplantation Milestone for Kidneys”
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day
February 28, 2024 is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day. As part of the effort to increase awareness, I wrote the following third person account of my experience with diagnosis and treatment to be shared with the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association. To learn more about HCM, please visit their website at 4HCM.org Dawn’s Heart Story Dawn grew upContinue reading “Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day”
Dawn Levitt, Author 