Transplants

Health 5 days ago

Family pleads for kidney donor as teen’s health declines: 'We need help'

Family turns to faith and community support as their 13-year-old son battles kidney disease and desperately searches for a life-saving organ donor.

VIDEO February 7

Detransitioner speaks out as plastic surgeons warn against gender surgeries for minors

Detransitioner Chloe Cole joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss a lawsuit over gender surgeries for children, what the process of transitioning genders entails and more.

Health February 5

Surgeons keep man alive without lungs, paving new path to transplant

Missouri patient survives double-lung transplant after innovative 48-hour bridge therapy removes infected lungs, offering new hope for similar cases.

Infectious Disease December 9

Michigan man dies of rabies after receiving kidney from infected donor who saved kitten from skunk: CDC

A rare transplant-related rabies case in Ohio killed a patient after a donor was scratched by an infected skunk while saving a kitten, according to a CDC investigation.

Buffalo Sabres November 8

Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin takes leave from team as fiancée recovers from heart transplant

Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin is taking an indefinite leave from the team to support his fiancée Carolina Matovac's heart transplant recovery in Sweden.

Health September 19

RFK Jr announces 'historic crackdown' on 'broken' organ donation system

Trump administration announces organ procurement reforms with $25 million investment for living donors and new oversight measures for patient safety.

Health August 26

Man receives world's first pig lung transplant in groundbreaking medical procedure

Scientists in China achieved the first pig lung transplant into a human patient, with the genetically modified organ showing no signs of rejection during monitoring.

Health August 22

Girl with heart failure calls dad with life-changing message after 200-day hospital stay

After suffering heart failure from a sinus infection, 11-year-old Ava Cooper successfully received a heart transplant and returned home after eight months in hospital.

VIDEO August 22

Words will never be enough: Dad of 11-year-old heart transplant patient grateful to donor's family

Ava Cooper, an 11-year-old heart transplant recipient, and her family discuss their initial reactions to the news, and life since the procedure took place on 'Fox & Friends.'

VIDEO August 11

Expert raises concerns over organ donation safety in parts of US

Donna Rhorer recounts her brother waking up prior to his organ harvesting surgery and Federation of American Scientists' Jennifer Erickson discusses concerns regarding the organ transplant system on 'The Will Cain Show.'