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Article - 2 Minute Read
Why Is Exercise Important for Liver Disease Patients?
Exercise helps people with liver disease by reducing frailty, improving strength, and helping prevent several conditions related to cirrhosis. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Transplant
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Addressing Health Disparities: Brenda’s Story
When Brenda's brother needed a kidney transplant, she saw an opportunity to do something about it. In 2017, she became her brother's living-kidney donor through a living-donor kidney chain that saved his life. Read More
Categorized as: Health Equity, Health Topics A-Z, Kidney Transplant, Living and Wellness, Transplant, UPMC Stories
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Article - 3 Minute Read
Who Qualifies for a Lung Transplant?
Learn about lung transplant surgery criteria and whether doctors use lung transplant for lung cancer. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Transplant
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Article - 9 Minute Read
Treatment Options for Chronic Kidney Disease
More than 37 million Americans (one in seven adults) have chronic kidney disease (CKD), damage to their kidneys that can drastically affect their quality of life. Learn more about treatment options for chronic kidney disease at UPMC. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Kidney Transplant, Living and Wellness, Senior Health, Transplant
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Article - 2 Minute Read
What Is Biliary Atresia?
Biliary atresia is a rare gastrointestinal disorder that affects babies shortly after birth. Treatment for this condition may include liver transplantation. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Living and Wellness, Pediatrics, Transplant
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Article - 4 Minute Read
A New Kidney Transformed Bobbie’s Life
Bobbie Millward, 50, of Bellefonte, Pa., knew that a genetic disease would eventually lead her down the path to a kidney transplant. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Kidney Transplant, Transplant
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UPMC Celebrates 40 Years of Transplant Leadership
Established in 1981, UPMC Transplant Services has performed more than 20,000 transplants. In honor of our 40th birthday, learn more. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Transplant
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Living-Donor Liver Exchange 101
A living-donor liver exchange begins with a patient who has end-stage liver disease and has identified a potential living donor. But the donor is not a suitable match. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Liver Transplant, Transplant
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Four-Part Living-Donor Liver Exchange
A living-donor liver transplant exchange starts with a person who signs up to become a living donor but doesn't have a specific individual in mind to receive their donation. This generous person donates their liver to a patient on the waiting list who has an incompatible living donor. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Liver Transplant, Transplant
Transplant
The transplant experts at UPMC provide world-class information to educate you about your team, the process, and more. Find articles to help you and loved ones during the process, and learn important information about organ donation.
Look for articles about:
- Living Organ Donor Recipients and Their Loved Ones.
- Physical Therapy Advice.
- Why Is Exercise Important for Liver Disease Patients?
- Who Qualifies?
- Treatment Options for Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Becoming a Pediatric Living Donor.
- Risk Factors for Advanced Lung Disease.
- Fitness Before and After a Living Donor Transplant.
- Understanding Your Team.
- Benefits and Risks of Becoming a Living Liver Donor.
- Support Systems.
- Much More.
