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Liver transplant patient becomes volunteer for department that saved his life featured image
Liver transplant patient becomes volunteer for department that saved his life
Tia R. Ford
April 25, 2024

In 2020, just as COVID-19 was breaking throughout the world, 60-year-old Gerald (Gerry) Polcari had a sudden gallstone attack that blocked his biliary system. In[...]

An upbeat attitude and a brisk tempo keep this musician playing featured image
An upbeat attitude and a brisk tempo keep this musician playing
Joel Streed
December 9, 2012
Heart-double lung transplant featured image
Heart-double lung transplant
Joel Streed
December 8, 2012
A heart transplant put him back in the race featured image
A heart transplant put him back in the race
Joel Streed
December 8, 2012
Giving back after a successful stem cell transplant featured image
Giving back after a successful stem cell transplant
Joel Streed
December 7, 2012
Liver transplant gives man a new lease on life featured image
Liver transplant gives man a new lease on life
Joel Streed
December 6, 2012
Liver transplant a rebirth for Wachira Loth featured image
Liver transplant a rebirth for Wachira Loth
Joel Streed
December 3, 2012
New technology makes heart transplant possible featured image
New technology makes heart transplant possible
Joel Streed
December 1, 2012
After successful kidney transplant, retiree is ‘Living the Dream’ featured image
After successful kidney transplant, retiree is ‘Living the Dream’
Joel Streed
December 1, 2012
Novel treatment leads to liver transplant for bile duct cancer featured image
Novel treatment leads to liver transplant for bile duct cancer
Joel Streed
November 29, 2012
Coming full circle: Sharing a message of hope featured image
Coming full circle: Sharing a message of hope
Joel Streed
November 28, 2012
Father, son travel 3,000 miles for a kidney transplant featured image
Father, son travel 3,000 miles for a kidney transplant
Joel Streed
November 25, 2012
Mexican man grateful for normal life after liver transplant featured image
Mexican man grateful for normal life after liver transplant
Joel Streed
November 25, 2012

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