Transplants - Page 28

February 7, 2017

Mom dedicates life to honoring soldier son who helped 60 people through organ donation

Cpl. Benjamin Kopp saved three lives on the battlefield in Afghanistan, but his service did not end there.

February 6, 2017

China seeks to show pope, world its organ program reforms

China is stepping up its efforts to convince the international medical community that it has stopped using executed prisoners as organ donors.

January 31, 2017

Facing long waits with registries, kidney and liver patients make personal appeal to coworkers

Jerri Kurdila and Eric Amshoff had both worked at Duke Energy in Monroe, Ohio, for years.

January 27, 2017

Fecal transplants may help children with autism, researchers claim

A small study claims children with autism may benefit from fecal transplants, which involves introducing donated microbes into people with gastrointestinal disease to rebalance the gut.

January 27, 2017

Canadian woman lives for 6 days without lungs

A Canadian woman reportedly hours away from death had her lungs removed for six days while she waited for a life-saving transplant.

January 26, 2017

Amy Grant's daughter donates kidney to best friend

Amy Grant's oldest daughter underwent surgery on Tuesday to donate a kidney to her best friend.

January 19, 2017

Woman who sought kidney on Craigslist gets it from mother

A New Jersey woman who found a kidney donor on Craigslist in 2015 but later was told the organ transplant couldn't happen because of complications has now received a kidney.

January 16, 2017

Vouchers and incentives can increase kidney donations and save lives

The chronic organ shortage in this country is a well-known scourge, so any good idea for recruiting more organ donors is always welcome.

January 11, 2017

Boston policeman forms special bond with Tennessee boy in need of heart

Kolton Hessman was born with his heart on the wrong side of his chest, and ever since November, the 3-year-old has been on life support as he waits for a donor organ that doctors hope will make him new again.

January 3, 2017

Mom spends holidays with teen who received son's donated heart

The mother of a Georgia teen who died two years ago celebrated the holidays with a boy who is alive today because of her son’s heart.