November 11, 2019 Vaping-related lung transplant performed at Detroit hospital More than 2,000 Americans who vape have gotten sick since March, many of them teenagers and young adults, and at least 40 people have died.
October 31, 2019 Cleveland Clinic performs first 'purely' laparoscopic living donor surgery for liver transplant Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio recently performed a purely laparoscopic living donor surgery for liver transplant in an adult — said to be the first such procedure in the Midwest, according to the hospital.
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.
