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Understanding Your Liver Transplant Team

May 2, 2018

If you're facing a liver transplant, you probably have questions. The UPMC Liver Transplant Team is there for you every step of the way. Read More

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Categorized as: Liver Transplant, Living and Wellness, Transplant

Tagged with: liver transplant, living donor

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Your Living Donor Transplant: 3 Steps to Finding a Donor

November 14, 2017

Finding a living donor for your transplant can seem difficult, but it doesn't have to be. Use these steps to simplify the process and find a living donor. Read More

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Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Transplant

Tagged with: ldlt, living donation, living donor, living donor organ transplant, organ transplant

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How You Can Donate Life: Different Types of Organ Donation

April 15, 2017

Imagine being able to save eight lives and help more than 75 people with one simple act. Learn more about how you can donate life. Watch Now

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Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Transplant

Tagged with: donation, living donor, organ donation, transplant

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Can You Live Without Your Liver?

April 10, 2017

Because your liver is so important, you cannot live without it. But it is possible to live with only part of your liver. Learn about becoming a liver donor. Read More

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Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Transplant

Tagged with: liver disease, liver health, liver transplant, living donor, living donor organ transplant

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Your Transplant Support System: Living Donor Champions

March 28, 2017

A living donor champion may be a friend, family member, co-worker, or anyone else willing to take the lead in helping you find a living organ donor. Read More

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Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Transplant

Tagged with: living donor, living donor champion, mobile featured, organ donation, organ transplantation, transplant

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Medical Mondays: Living Donor

May 11, 2015

Learn more about living donor organ transplantation and the importance of organ donation in this edition of Medical Mondays Learn More

Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Transplant

Tagged with: donate life, donation chain, kidney, kidney transplant, liver, liver transplant, living donor, living donor transplant, medical mondays, organ donation awareness, organ donor

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The Impact of One Organ Donor

April 26, 2015

There are over 118,000 people on the organ transplant waiting list. Learn more about the effect one organ donor can have on many lives and register today! Learn More

Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Transplant

Tagged with: corneal transplant, heart transplant, intestinal transplant, kidney transplant, liver transplant, living donor, lung transplant, medical mondays, organ donation, organ donation awareness month, organ transplant, organ transplantation, pancreas transplant, tissue transplant

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Living-Donor Transplant: A Choice to Stop Waiting and Keep Living

December 21, 2014

The holiday season marks a time full of selfless acts of kindness. Learn more about living donor liver transplants and find out how they make a difference. Learn More

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Tagged with: liver disease, liver transplant, living donor, organ transplant, primary biliary cirrhosis

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Video: Living-Donor Liver Transplant Patient Story

April 23, 2014

Learn about liver transplants, primary biliary cirrhosis, and its symptoms first hand through this UPMC living donor patient story video. Watch Now

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Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Liver Transplant, Transplant

Tagged with: bile, fatigue, jaundice, liver transplant, living donor, patient story, PBC, primary biliary cirrhosis