Organ Donation
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What people get wrong about organ donation and how it’s 'one of the most powerful acts of compassion'
Experts dispel five common organ donation myths — and explain why becoming a donor is a "selfless act."
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Doctors perform first heart transplant of its kind on military veteran: ‘It’s a monumental leap forward’
Doctors at Duke University Hospital performed the first heart transplant of its kind, called donation after circulatory death (DCD), on a military veteran.
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Couple meets recipient of 11-year-old son's heart on their wedding day: 'To me, this is where it belongs'
After their 11-year-old son suddenly passed away in 2012, a couple decided to donate his organs. Seven years later, on their wedding day, the recipient of their son's heart surprised the couple at the court house with a stethoscope.
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Family unexpectedly meets man who received loved one's heart: 'I'm so blown away'
The chance encounter united Savannah Roesch's family with the man who received her younger brother's heart.
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23-year-old killed in car accident saves his father’s life with kidney donation
Although the accident took the young man's life, he was able to give the gift of life to his ailing father and, as an organ donor, to several other recipients.
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Teacher will donate kidney to student she has never met: 'It's just something I know I'm supposed to do'
Heather Mallet tried to donate a kidney to a close friend in 2016, but he insisted she donate to a child one day instead. The friend passed away, and Mallet now sees her chance to help a student as “a sign.”
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Woman talked to a stranger for two hours in a bar, then decided to donate her kidney to him
After talking to a stranger for two hours, the woman said she would donate her kidney to him.