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Mother says Pennsylvania girl's lung transplant a success
++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl with cystic fibrosis who only became eligible for an adult organ transplant because of a federal judge's order is out of surgery after a double-lung transplant on...
Tags: Human Interest, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Judges
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Family says prognosis is good for girl's adult lung transplant
Hours into the delicate lung transplant surgery designed to save her life, the prognosis for 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan was good, a family spokeswoman said Wednesday. Speaking by cellphone from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, spokeswoman Maureen...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Lung Transplants, Surgery, Justice System
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She fought cystic fibrosis with hope, courage
Katherine "Katie" Robinson was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was 9 months old. But as she grew up, often visiting hospitals with extended stays, it didn't stop her from living a full life. The disease causes serious respiratory problems. But...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Lung Transplants, Hospitals and Clinics, Valencia College
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Pennsylvania girl who got on adult donor list gets lung transplant
The critically ill 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who was at the center of efforts to allow children younger than 12 to receive adult lungs was in surgery undergoing a transplant on Wednesday. Sarah Murnaghan, who suffers from severe cystic fibrosis, was...
Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Lung Transplants, Justice System
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READER SUBMITTED: Celebrity Chefs "Cook" for a Cure...
SimsburyFour Connecticut celebrity chefs came together to donate100 percent of their food, skill, service and wine, all to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Tyler Anderson, executive chef of Millwright's and 2009 winner of the Food Network series...Tags: Food Network (tv network), Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Simsbury, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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Local young professionals fundraise to find a cure for cystic fibrosis with annual gala
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will host "Fort Lauderdale's Finest" gala June 22, which honors young professionals for their success in business, outstanding leadership and their fundraising commitment to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The evening will...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Fort Lauderdale, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Photography Supplies and Services, Broward County
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Philadelphia rulings on dying children spur debate on transplants
A second dying child has been given a chance to get a transplant of adult lungs, the latest step in a debate over a policy that has raised medical and legal questions. Javier Acosta, 11, has been placed on the official list to receive an adult lung...Tags: Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Lung Transplants, Justice System
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Pennsylvania girl given opportunity for adult lung transplant
A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl has been given a chance at a transplant that could save her life after a judge ordered that the desperately ill child be added to the list of those hoping to receive an adult lung. The case, involving Sarah Murnaghan,...Tags: Lung Transplants, Lotteries, Kathleen Sebelius, Tropical Storms, Lifestyle and Leisure
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An unfortunate situation
The parents of a 10-year-old Philadelphia girl are calling for a change in the policy governing organ transplant. Sarah Murnaghan has end-stage cystic fibrosis and has been unable to leave Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for three months,...Tags: Demographics
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The rules of organ transplant vs. a dying little girl
Was U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius being rigid and cruel when she refused an exception to the rules so a 10-year-old girl could receive a lung transplant from an adult? The girl, Sarah Murnaghan, was placed on the adult...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Lung Transplants, Justice System, Kathleen Sebelius
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Judge orders halt to lung-transplant rule after girl's family sues
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Philadelphia ordered the government Wednesday to suspend a lung allocation rule so that 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan could be considered for donated lungs from adults. Judge Michael Baylson granted a 10-day...
Tags: Judges, Trials, Laws, Lawyers, Court Preliminary
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Kirk Tracy Gisi
Kirk Tracy Gisi, 56, Rapid City, died Sunday, May 12, 2013, at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Countryside Church in Spearfish with Pastor Bob Totino officiating. Kirk was...
Tags: Human Interest, National Hot Rod Association, Hospitals and Clinics
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