PETAH TIKVA, Israel (AP) — Over the past two months, as air travel ground to a halt, Mishel Zrian has crisscrossed the Atlantic and the United States dozens of times, sleeping in empty airports and unable to return home to see his family in Israel, all in a race against time to deliver life-saving transplants. […]
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At any given time, there are more than 100-thousand people waiting for an organ transplant. Every 10 minutes another person is added to the waiting list. Wait times for transplants can vary, with the average time frame between three to five years – if you are fortunate. A little more than 50 percent of people […]
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Now more than ever, Independence Blue Cross recognizes the invaluable role that nurses play in caring for our families and communities. To show our appreciation, we are honoring outstanding nurses in our region through the second annual Celebrate Caring campaign. As part of the campaign, we’re highlighting how our winners and honorees are making a […]
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Cruising through Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in a plastic police car, a pint-size officer hands out stickers and tickets, and tells all the nurses to remember his name: Zachary Danger Reesey. His mother, Sarah Reesey, had no idea when she was pregnant and wanted to give her son a “fun” middle name that he would […]
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EMMAUS, Pa. — Alecia McFadden was told she would likely never be able to have children, but those odds were no match for her strong will. “Now, I have my two little girls, my two mini-me’s, I go shopping with, go get my nails done with, it’s awesome,” McFadden said. She was born with biliary […]
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PHILADELPHIA, May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Independence Blue Cross (Independence) kicks off National Nurses Week, May 6-12, with the announcement of 2020 Celebrate Caring winners and honorees. Celebrate Caring recognizes outstanding nurses in the Greater Philadelphia region. The nurses being recognized were chosen from over 1,100 nominations submitted by co-workers, patients, family, friends, and neighbors. […]
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Nineteen times last year, Temple University Hospital employees traveled to Philadelphia’s Gift of Life Family House to cook meals for organ transplant patients and their families who are staying there. Recently, Gift of Life Donor Program repaid that generosity when it delivered hundreds of meals to Temple employees fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. “We had been […]
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Virtual support for Gift of Life Donor Program’s 25th Annual Donor Dash, originally scheduled for April 19th but postponed due to COVID-19, was outstanding! Organ donation advocates participated by walking and running at a safe social distance from home, and helped raise awareness for organ and tissue donation throughout the day by posting photos with […]
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The coronavirus pandemic is impacting organ transplants. Donations are down and some transplants have been put on hold, but the most serious cases are still happening. Hospitals are limiting as many surgeries as possible, focusing on COVID-19 patients and keeping others safe from the virus. In spite of the difficult odds, there […]
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As the coronavirus has ravaged society, leveled the economy, and buckled systems, it has created devastating losses. The loss of lives is the hardest, but even more widespread is the loss of jobs, routines, familiarity, social interaction — and, during these religious holidays, beloved traditions. Those losses trigger grief amid the anxiety, panic, terror, and […]
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