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Woman, 30, brain dead due to neglected cold sores

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A woman in Shaanxi province developed cold sores around her mouth, mistook them for common mouth ulcers, and self-medicated. Her condition worsened, leading to her being declared brain dead due to a rare complication.

A 21-year-old man donates organs, saving four lives

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The family of a young man from Hung Yen, declared brain-dead after a traffic accident, decided to donate their son's heart, liver, and two kidneys, helping to revive four critically ill patients at Viet Duc Friendship Hospital.

Mother and daughter in Ho Chi Minh City apartment fire 'likely brain dead'

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A 32-year-old mother and her 9-year-old daughter involved in an apartment fire in Long Truong ward are showing signs of brain death after two days of treatment, with a poor prognosis due to prolonged brain oxygen deprivation.

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.