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Organ Donation Becomes Part of California’s Curriculum

Students in the state’s public schools are about to get a lesson or two in organ and tissue donation.

2012/09/28

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California Pacific Medical Center Performs 4-Way Kidney Transplant

Until Thursday, when all eight people were formally introduced at the hospital on Buchanan Street, the individuals involved did not know for sure who donated to whom.

2012/06/07

Surgeons working at operating table (AP)

Vacaville Woman Looks Back On 9/11 Heart Transplant

Amid all the tragedy on September 11th, 2001, one 13-year-old Vacaville girl got a life saving heart transplant at Packard Children’s Hospital.

2011/09/08

Stanford Doctors Say Exercise Is Key To Lung Transplant Success

Stanford doctors now know that exercise for lung-transplant patients is key to their survival. That’s why they created the “Transplant Boot Camp,” which now inspires the former patients to become athletes.

KCBS–2011/05/30

Robert Redford (R) and son James Redford attend an event in Hollywood, 2003. (Giulio Marcocchi/Getty Images)

Film Producer Promotes Organ Donation Awareness At UCSF

Thousands of lives could be saved each year if more people placed the telltale organ donor “dot” on their drivers licenses.

KCBS–2011/03/01

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