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The US is throwing away at least 3,500 donated kidneys every year, study finds

US is discarding too many potential donor kidneys, study suggests There are currently 93,000 people in the United States on a waiting list for a donated kidney, yet at least 3,500 donated kidneys are discarded every year… Source: CNN – In this new study, researchers looked at the number of deceased donors with organs offered to …

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Bone marrow transplant recipient Gabriel Smith, left, meets his bone marrow donor Dennis Gutt at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois, as part of Gabriel's Make-A-Wish request.

A 7-year-old could have gone to Disney World. Instead, he met his bone marrow donor

Introductory Text Gabriel was diagnosed as an infant with aplastic anemia. Doctors discovered he had bone marrow failure and needed a transplant… Source: CNN- Six years after a stranger gave him bone marrow for a transplant, Gabriel Smith, 7, is getting the chance to meet his donor. But to make it happen, Gabriel had to decide …

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