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Through various programs and initiatives throughout the state, Legacy of Hope educates people about the importance of organ and tissue donation.
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Pig heart transplants could potentially save the lives of infants with life-threatening heart diseases.
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The Comprehensive Transplant Institute is a product of the culture of excellence that permeates transplantation at UAB, promoting state-of-the-art care and research across all organ systems.
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Since 1968, UAB Medicine has performed more than 14,000 life-saving organ transplants.
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UAB employees who are living donors for solid organ or bone-marrow transplants may qualify for as many as four weeks paid leave, effective March 1.
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Study shows HIV-positive kidney failure patients were 28 percent less likely to receive a transplant compared with their HIV-negative counterparts from 2001-2012.
UAB surgeons performed 385 transplants in 2016, and more than 33,600 transplants were performed nationwide.
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Gift from United Therapeutics will establish Xenotransplantation Institute and bring additional resources to support the endeavor with a goal of genetically modified kidney transplants taking place by 2021.
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