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‘The gift of life’: DonateLife Week 2024

28 July 2024

Conversations about organ donation can happen at any time of year, though that all-important reminder to share your wishes with loved ones is a central theme of DonateLife Week.

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Women’s Endocrinology Clinic filling gap for Victorians

12 September 2022

A one-of-a-kind specialist endocrinology unit at The Alfred is playing a key role in supporting the reproductive health of Victorian women with complex health conditions – including those requiring transplant.

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Home for Christmas: Joe’s story

21 December 2021

Two years ago, there was nothing more Joe Russo enjoyed than walking the leafy streets of Camberwell with his wife Anna.

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Keeping hearts alive outside the body

11 October 2021

A ground-breaking trial taking place across Australia and New Zealand could change the future of heart transplantation, potentially enabling up to 15 per cent more heart transplants to occur each year.

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Craig’s second lease on life

31 July 2020

For the first time in fifteen years Craig is able to feel his toes again. Craig received a life changing heart transplant just over two months ago and has never felt more alive.

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Teen receives life-saving lung and kidney transplants

14 November 2019

In a remarkable example of team collaboration at The Alfred, paediatric lung transplant patient Thuong Mai returned home to Queensland last week, with a newfound dream of becoming a nurse.

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Physio awarded prestigious fellowship

4 October 2019

Any patient who has experienced the care of Louise Fuller can attest her lung transplant rehab program produces incredible results. So it’s fitting that Lou has been recognised in a prestigious fellowship program – the Churchill Fellowship.

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Grateful father of three receives new lung

3 August 2018

Mike is encouraging everyone to consider organ donation, as he recovers at The Alfred following a lung transplant. 

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Record number of lung transplants performed

2 March 2018

More than one hundred people received new lungs at The Alfred last year, a milestone for the transplant program.

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DonateLife Week 2017

31 July 2017

When Emma was put on the transplant waiting list for a new set of lungs, her lung function was down to just 23 per cent. Thanks to the generosity of an organ donor, she's here today to tell her story.

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