Blog Articles — Transplant

More Hispanic Organ Donations Needed April is National Donate Life Month, held to encourage organ and tissue donation and to celebrate donors who give a…
By Dana Sparks from Mayo Clinic News Published at April 23
Survey Says: Attitudes About Organ Donation Are Changing A Mayo Clinic survey shows that the public’s support for both living and deceased organ donation is increasing.  Eighty-four percent…
By Dana Sparks from Mayo Clinic News Published at April 22
Surgical Combination Shows Promise for Obese Patients with End-Stage Liver Failure Combining bariatric surgery with liver transplant shows promise for patients with medically-complicated obesity and end-stage liver failure, Mayo Clinic researchers…
By Ginger Plumbo from Mayo Clinic News Published at February 27
Bill Weir, Nightline explore possibilities of stem cell research at Mayo Clinic At 11:35 p.m. CT on Friday, Jan. 18 Mayo Clinic and the lab of Dr. Tim Nelson will be featured…
By nickhanson from Mayo Clinic News Published at January 17
‘American Idol’ finalist Scott MacIntyre to Entertain Mayo Clinic Transplant Patients “American Idol” finalist and Scottsdale resident, Scott MacIntyre, will be entertaining Mayo Clinic kidney transplant patients as they gather for…
By susanashephard from Mayo Clinic News Published at November 9
Melanoma Risk Rises With Transplants, Lymphoma Melanoma is on the rise nationally, and transplant recipients and lymphoma patients are far likelier than the average person to…
By sharontheimer from Mayo Clinic News Published at October 11
Mayo Clinic’s 185th Heart Transplant Patient and her “Chocolat” I wish I knew more ways to say, “Thank you”. I was given not just a second chance at life…
By makalajohnson from Sharing Mayo Clinic Published at June 21
Tweeting the #KatieRide, Raising Awareness “Jason, are you going to be covering the Katie Ride for Life like you did last year?” asked many colleagues of mine…
By Jason Pratt from Sharing Mayo Clinic Published at May 16, 2012
Saving Lives by Recruiting Marrow Donors Carolyn “Ceci” Christenson, age 18, of Gilbert, Ariz., has already survived a rare, life-threatening blood disorder and become a high-powered…
By stacytheobald from Sharing Mayo Clinic Published at May 7, 2012
ABC’s Nightline Features Mayo Clinic Transplant Program   ABC’s Nightline aired a special program on transplants, Tuesday May 1, 2012.  Bill Weir and the Nightline crew spent a considerable amount of…
By nickhanson from Mayo Clinic News Published at May 2, 2012
Tune-in to Nightline tonight ABC’s Nightline will be airing a special program on transplants Tuesday May 1. Bill Weir and the Nightline crew spent…
By nickhanson from Mayo Clinic News Published at May 1, 2012
How to display your donor status on Facebook On May 1, 2012 Facebook annouced that you an now indicate whether or not you are an organ donor on your…
By nickhanson from Mayo Clinic News Published at May 1, 2012
Nightline to highlight Mayo Clinic Transplant Program ABC News’ Nightline has been following two Mayo Clinic transplant recipients, along with several other transplant patients the past few…
By nickhanson from Mayo Clinic News Published at April 30, 2012 Likes 1
My Path to Becoming an Organ Donor Written by: Sara May, Public Affairs intern Do we ever consider the second chances we get? What if you’re given…
By Jason Pratt from Sharing Mayo Clinic Published at April 17, 2012
Kidney Transplant Study In this Medical Edge Radio episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. Mark Stegall provides an overview to a study that looked at…
By Mayo Clinic from Mayo Clinic Podcasts Published at April 13, 2012