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Truly Tasty Cookbook
Truly Tasty, a very special cookbook just published, is the brainchild of Valerie Twomey, a kidney transplant recipient, who has spent over a year compiling this book of recipes for adults living with kidney disease.
Apple's CEO promotes organ donation
Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, supports organ donation following a liver transplant in 2009
New Home Haemodialysis treatment
People with end stage renal failure (ESKD) can now avail of a new Home-haemodialysis treatment in Ireland. This pilot treatment programme has recently been rolled out by Beaumont Hospital.
Beaumont's Outstanding Year in Transplantation
243 organ transplants occurred in Ireland in 2009 thanks to the generosity of the families of 90 deceased organ donors. A further 18 living donor transplants took place last year.
New UK Transplant Decision
Family of deceased organ donors in the UK will now be permitted to suggest that an organ from their deceased relative should be offered to someone in their family who would benefit from a transplanted organ. This follows a recent decision by the UK Transplant Authority to allow Directed Deceased Organ Donation in a number of specific circumstances.
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