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Your evaluation is complete and you’ve been placed on the list for an organ transplant. Now you wait. It may take several months of waiting…
If you’re interested in becoming a living liver donor, getting educated on what to expect, including the qualifications of being a living donor, is an…
Maikki was 32 years old when she received her life-saving liver transplant due to liver damage caused by primary sclerosing cholangitis and cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer…
The liver transplant team at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Jacksonville has found that more than half of patients receiving a new liver can be "fast-tracked"…
Rahima A. Bhanji, M.D. was a special contributor to this blog post. Dr. Bhanji is a gastroenterology research fellow at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Her…
April is National Donate Life Month – a time for our transplant community to rally together and thank the donor families and living donors who…
National Donate Life Month provides the opportunity to promote organ donation to those who haven’t found it in their hearts to sign up yet. It's…
National Donate Life Month is celebrated every year in April, giving us the opportunity to thank our donor families and living donors who have stepped…
Jolinda was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease when she was 12-years-old. The disease caused her kidneys to grow large, noncancerous cysts causing pain, discomfort and…
Your journey to organ transplantation will include many important decisions, including where to receive your transplant care. Today, we’re sharing a critical resource with you:…
You’ve been told you need an organ transplant. Now what? Where should I go for my care? How long will I be waiting? Where will…
If you’ve been following Mayo Clinic Connect for a while, you probably already know about the dynamic and active conversations that take place in our…
Hi! This is Christina, transplant specialty pharmacist, and Erin, social worker, here at Mayo Clinic. Through our jobs, we’ve had the opportunity to meet with…
Last week, Mayo Clinic announced a major milestone for its transplant center: in June 2016, a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, physicians and other health professionals…
It’s been a big day – actually a huge day – and you can’t wait to crawl into bed. Your head hits the pillow and…
Hello everyone! I’m Kristin, the Transplant Relations Coordinator for Mayo Clinic. I would like to introduce myself to you as a contributor to this blog…
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, also known as NAFLD, takes place when fat accumulates in the liver of people who drink little or no alcohol. At…
Transplant is often referred to as a “second chance at life.” But some patients, like Nellie Betancourt, got two second chances at life. Nellie was…
You’ve just been to your chosen transplant center for your evaluation for kidney transplant, and your living donor has been evaluated as well. The donor…
If you’re waiting for a transplant or know someone who is, there’s a good chance you already know the current supply of available organs isn’t…
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