UW-Health encourages organ donation to save lives
May is national Donate Life Month, and UW-Health says it's the perfect time to register as an organ donor.
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UW Health doctors save La Crosse man with rare organ transplant
A La Crosse man nearly lost his life after a problem he thought was just his asthma. In order to save his life, doctors at UW Health performed only the 15th organ transplant of this kind since 2008.
Area couple awaits man's heart, liver transplant
According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, almost 120,000 Americans are in need of a lifesaving organ transplant, and a new person is added to the nation's organ transplant waiting list every 10 minutes.
