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Celebrating the Ultimate Gift of Life -- Through Organ Donation

In celebration of national Donate Life Month, Allegheny General Hospital's Transplant Program brought families of organ donors, living donors and transplant recipients together for a beautiful ceremony recognizing all of those who have bestowed the gift of life to another human being through organ donation. KDKA's David Crawley was there and put together a wonderful tribute these heroic individuals. Watch it here! Learn more about our services at: http://www.wpahs.org/specialties/tran...

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Format: 05/23/2013
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Wall Street Journal: Are Stroke Drugs Better Than Stents?

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

Research that suggests prescription drugs are as good or better at preventing strokes than interventional procedures is prompting a range of leading doctors to recommend against carotid surgery and carotid stent implants in most patients who haven't had stroke symptoms. But, older research shouldn't be completely discounted, according to Allegheny General's Dr. Mark Wholey.

To read more, visit the Wall Street Journal website.

 

 

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