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On Duke Health Blog read about the people whose lives were changed by liver transplant surgery at Duke. Duke Health is a world-class academic health care system that is improving lives and transforming medicine locally and around the world. As a world-class academic and health care system, we strive to transform medicine and health locally and globally through innovative scientific research,..
Duke Health Blog » Liver Transplant
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Despite being young and active, Stefan Rucker felt sluggish and weak in his early forties. In October 2020, the 16-year veteran police detective was diagnosed ..read more
Duke Health Blog » Liver Transplant
1y ago
Because more people in the U.S. need a liver transplant than there are donors, many in need may have a long wait for a donor liver. Most potential recipients a ..read more
Duke Health Blog » Liver Transplant
1y ago
Ray Thompson was a teenager when doctors first suspected something was wrong with his liver. He was an adult when he learned his condition was autoimmune hepat ..read more
Duke Health Blog » Liver Transplant
1y ago
Kenn Wiggins, 40, enjoyed five years of good health after undergoing a liver transplant near his home in Charlotte, NC. However, when his autoimmune hepatitis ..read more
Duke Health Blog » Liver Transplant
1y ago
Duke University Hospital has the nation's best outcomes for adult liver transplants from deceased donors, according to data from 2016 ..read more
Duke Health Blog » Liver Transplant
1y ago
Children younger than age one rarely have liver transplant surgery, which can be especially complex and risky in infants. But the parents of four-month-old Noa ..read more
Duke Health Blog » Liver Transplant
1y ago
Lemuel Stewart was on track to being approved for a liver transplant when he got the bad news: His age and previous heart surgery disqualified him for a transp ..read more
Duke Health Blog » Liver Transplant
1y ago
People who have end-stage liver disease and are waiting for a transplant have a new life-saving option: receiving a liver from a hepatitis B-positive donor. Th ..read more