Five years ago, Angela Colosi, 54, was in Hawaii on vacation with her husband. While they snorkeled in crowded shallow waters, someone bumped into her… Read more
Category: transplant
How UPMC is Expanding its Living-Donor Liver Transplant Program
A patient in the Williamsport, Pennsylvania, area needs a liver transplant. Up until about a year ago, the only option was to wait for a… Read more
New Study Demonstrates Importance of Palliative Care Referral in IPF Patients
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fatal disease caused by thickening and scarring of lung tissue. With an average survival of three to… Read more
NOW – Episode 12
The 12th episode of NOW introduces you to a woman who saved the life of a stranger, welcomes the future of wheeled mobility and assistive… Read more
Ohio native reflects on becoming an altruistic living-liver donor
“What made you want to donate?” This is a question I was frequently asked before, during and after my living-donor liver transplant surgery. I often… Read more