Transplants - Page 13

October 28, 2019

Widow studying to become nurse after husband dies following heart transplant

Just four months after his death, she enrolled in courses and began her three-year program.

October 15, 2019

Veteran gets groundbreaking penis transplant after Afghanistan blast injuries

Nine years ago, a US Navy corpsman was tending to wounded soldiers after an ambush by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan when an IED detonated beneath him.

September 22, 2019

Face transplant recipient's donor face has been failing, doctors say

A woman who was severely burned in a domestic violence attack in Vermont is hoping for a second face transplant after doctors recently discovered tissue damage that likely will lead to the loss of her donor face.

September 18, 2019

Oregon girl, 4, provides life-saving bone marrow for infant brother with 'Bubble Boy' disease

The 4-year-old is her family's superhero.

September 12, 2019

Man donates kidney to stranger after finding note in eBay package

It all started with a thank you note.

September 11, 2019

Colorado woman, 24, in heart failure creates bucket list after 3rd transplant is denied

Ortiz said she is "scared and sad," but "trying to stay as positive as I possibly can."

September 10, 2019

Hospital staff lines halls to pay tribute to organ donor on way to operating room

The gesture is often referred to by hospitals as an “Honor Walk,” which is meant to pay tribute to the organ donor.

August 30, 2019

Illinois boy, 7, scraps Disney trip to meet bone marrow donor

He's not your typical 7-year-old.

August 29, 2019

Doctors performing kidney transplant on girl, 9, discover shocking abnormality in donated organ

Doctors in the United Kingdom readying to perform a kidney transplant on a young girl noticed the organ they were preparing to use had an unusual abnormality: Five renal arteries. 

August 28, 2019

US throws away 3,500 donated kidneys each year: report

Thousands of donated kidneys are thrown away each year in the U.S., a new study found, despite the fact that there are some 93,000 people currently on the waiting list to receive the organ.