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March 18, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Senator Kagan Sponsors Bill to Save Lives

State Senator Cheryl Kagan of District 17 has introduced an organ donation bill to expand entry points to Maryland’s registry in order to enlarge the donor pool and shorten the wait for those in need of transplants. “This bill is about saving lives,” said Kagan. “Expanding our transplant registry will allow us to find a […]

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March 15, 2013 | Staff Writer

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Rabies Contracted by Organ Transplant

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have confirmed that a patient who recently died of rabies in Maryland contracted the infection through organ transplantation done more than a year ago.  The patient was one of four people who had received an organ from the same […]

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