The clinic confused the donor during IVF: now the child has two families that are friends with each other

Donna and Vanner Johnson received an unexpected surprise on their 16th wedding anniversary in 2019 - it turned out that Vanner was not the father of their son Tim, who was then 12 years old. How it happened, told the New York Post. Spouses living in the state ...

A man with special blood was a donor for 60 years and saved 2,4 a million children.

In 1951, a 14-year-old Australian boy named James Harrison woke up after a major operation - doctors removed one of his lungs, a procedure that took several hours, after which the guy had to spend another 3 months in the hospital. But Harrison was...

Can COVID-19 be treated by plasma transfusion and how is it obtained

It will take months to develop a vaccine against COVID-19. But theoretically, patients can be treated with the help of blood plasma transfusions from people who have already recovered. In response to bacterial or viral pathogens, the b-lymphocytes of a sick person produce antibodies. Among such manufacturers - ...

Australian died in China - and thus saved several lives

27-летний Филип Хэнкок преподавал в Китае английский язык. В мае он неожиданно заболел и вскоре умер. Он стал посмертным донором — и его органы помогли изменить жизни сразу пяти человек. Подробности сообщает BBC. Хэнкок умер в городе Чунцин 9 мая от осложнений,…

Ohio teacher donated kidney to schoolgirl

In Ohio, in the city of Reynoldsburg, 48-year-old teacher Tanya Thomas donated a kidney to a sick schoolgirl, 10-year-old Iva Evans, writes with reference to Associated Press Lenta.ru. The girl has been suffering from kidney failure since 2017. Doctors suggest that the disease was caused by "spontaneous genetic ...

A man found a kidney donor, walking in Disneyland

In New York, a resident of Brooklyn, 60-year-old Robert Leibovitz found a kidney donor while strolling in a Disneyland amusement park in a T-shirt with an ad, writes CNN. The man needed urgent surgery, but the waiting list for a donor kidney was too long, so he ...

Blood business: how the US plasma market works

The Atlantic has prepared a story about the plasma donation market in the USA - its structure, the risks of spreading infectious diseases, dirty centers and forced donations. ForumDaily provides an article translated by VC.ru. I needed money. That is why I was sitting in the donor room ...

American women are forced to remove ads about their search for a kidney donor

Gaby Morales, 23, is in need of a kidney transplant, so she hung a banner on her car with information that she was looking for a donor and her contact information, writes Miami Htrald. “A 23-year-old woman needs a kidney donor. Give her life! Facebook: Find ...

Son gave part of his liver to save father

Michigan resident John Barnes struggled with liver cirrhosis, and in order to survive, the man needed a liver transplant. His name was included in the list of 17 thousand patients who badly needed the fastest possible liver transplant, writes CNN. Scary statistics claim that everyone ...

His burden does not pull: an American lived with an artificial heart in a backpack

In Michigan, 25-year-old Stan Larkin lived 555 days without his own heart while awaiting his transplant. All this time, the young man avoided serious physical exertion, but at the same time did not quit playing basketball. Stan became the first patient in Michigan to be equipped with a special device called ...

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