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ELLSWORTH, Maine — The liver transplant for a nurse at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital has been postponed. The surgery for Jan Watson of Surry, who was scheduled to receive a portion of co-worker …
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01.28.2010
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BANGOR, Maine — Students from Bangor High School will take part Monday in an international campaign to raise awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation.
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10.22.2009
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Patients who have received liver transplants may hold the secret to preventing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a leading cause of blindness in the elderly. A chemical fault in the liver is known to be more common in people who suffer from this complex eye condition.
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12.09.2009
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A teenage transplant patient who was chronically ill for years is training to be a nurse at the hospital where medics saved her life.
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12.04.2009
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For the fifth year in a row, Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor is being honored for its efforts to turn tragedy into hope. Today the Department of Health and Human Services awarded the hospital the Medal of Honor for Organ Donation. Even though EMMC is not a transplant center, we’re tol . . .
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10.02.2009
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One of the most common reasons for needing a liver transplant is liver failure or liver cancer caused by liver cell infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, in nearly all patients the new liver becomes infected with HCV almost immediately.
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