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The addition of an on-site organ donor recovery center will increase the number of suitable organs available for transplant, maximizing donor organ and tissue gifts.
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UAB softball will take on rival Jacksonville State, and the Alabama Organ Center will help register those who wish to become organ donors.
Physicians embarked on a rare operation in an effort to save the lives of one Georgian, one Alabamian.
Award given annually to top young professionals in Birmingham based on their contribution to their company, impact on the business world and role in their community.
Immune system cells and a drug used for treating rheumatoid arthritis will be studied in an effort to reduce inflammation in kidney transplants and improve long-term function.
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Since December, 21 living donor kidney transplants that have taken place at UAB are connected as donors “pay it forward” for a recipient to keep the chain going, and more transplants are scheduled for July.
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Physicians and staff spent three days and nights in-hospital during the South’s recent winter storm to ensure success of a kidney transplant chain that stands at 13 and counting.
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UAB and the Alabama Organ Center honor police officer killed in the line of duty with floral portrait on Donate Life Rose Parade float.
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Eckhoff will hold an endowed chair in transplantation surgery.
Greer Underwood, 9, became the first child in the U.S. to get an experimental heart device in March, keeping her alive for a Mother’s Day heart transplant.
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Less expensive alternative just as safe and effective as common, costly transplant drug.
Mom celebrates Mother’s Day knowing she gave teen son gift of life twice.