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Doctor in his 30s saved by stranger's organ

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Doctor Sam Thanh Tai, 33, was recently discharged after a successful kidney transplant from a brain-dead donor, preparing to celebrate Tet with his family and hoping to return to work in the highlands soon.

disabled father donates son's organs, saving four lives

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after his son was declared brain-dead following an accident, a disabled father shared a final embrace with him in the hospital room before doctors proceeded to harvest organs for four recipients.

Nurse suffers brain-dead stroke, donates organs to save three lives

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A 46-year-old nurse suffered a hemorrhagic stroke leading to brain death, her family agreed to donate her organs to save multiple critically ill patients.

Two lives revived through heart and liver transplants from brain-dead donor

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University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City successfully performed heart and liver transplants for two patients using organs from a brain-dead donor.

Overnight year-end heart transplant saves boy's life

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A 15-year-old boy with end-stage heart failure, whose heart stopped on the operating table while awaiting a transplant from a brain-dead donor, was successfully saved by doctors.

A new lease on life from a year-end liver donation

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A 43-year-old woman with decompensated cirrhosis due to autoimmune hepatitis, whose survival was measured in days, received a liver transplant from a brain-dead donor.