Organ transplants

After contracting COVID-19 and ending up on life support, Mayra Ramirez received a double-lung transplant on June 5, 2020, at the age of 28. She poses with her dog in this photo taken in January 2021.

‘Happy to be Alive’ After COVID Double-Lung Transplant

Christine Herman

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In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayra Ramirez contracted the virus and ended up in the ICU on life support. She was 28. The virus had severely damaged her lungs and doctors concluded she would not survive without a double-lung transplant.

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Cleveland Physician Involved in Developing Innovations in Kidney Care

A Cleveland Clinic Physician is cautiously optimistic about President Trump’s order to overhaul kidney care.Nephrologist Dr. John Sedor attended the…

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Aurora Heart Transplant Patient Walking to D.C., Hopes to Create a Transplant Memorial

Kabir Bhatia

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A Northeast Ohio heart-transplant patient will be arriving in Washington, D.C. tomorrow after walking for the past month from his home in Aurora. And he’s…

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Organ Transplant Recipients and Donors are Competing in Cleveland This Weekend

People who have received organ transplants, and people who have donated organs, will be participating in an Olympic-style sporting event this weekend in…