October 6, 2016 Uterus transplants fail again: Why are they so difficult? Out of four uterus transplants that were recently performed at a U.S. hospital, three were not successful, doctors announced Wednesday.
October 5, 2016 Arm transplant recipient says he can now hold fiancee's hand A former Marine sergeant who underwent a double arm transplant at a Boston hospital says the best things about having arms again is that he can hold his fiancee's hand and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a chef.
September 26, 2016 Mother uncovers lasting impact of son's organ donation An ultrasound showed one of Sarah Gray's unborn twins was missing part of his brain, a fatal birth defect.
September 19, 2016 Family mourning football player's death meet organ recipients The family of a high school football player who died following a head injury has met the four people he saved through organ donation.
September 15, 2016 Switch to public insurance tied to shorter survival after heart transplant When health insurance changes after a heart transplant, so do survival odds, according to a U.S. study.
September 14, 2016 Surgeons use skin from patient's stomach in life-changing face transplant Surgeons performed a life-changing full facial skin transplant on a man who was too ashamed of his facial burns to live life outside of his home.
September 6, 2016 Kidney donors don't always get priority when they need a transplant Living kidney donors are supposed to get priority on the waiting list if they ever need a transplant themselves, and when a recent study found that wasn't always happening, regulators put new policies and programs in place to reduce delays.
September 6, 2016 Should we keep doing face transplants? There are few long-term studies of people who've had face transplants, and even the addition of another study of seven cases does not answer all questions about safety and efficacy of the procedure, say the authors of a new report.
August 29, 2016 Transplant recipients who resume smoking have shorter survival For recipients of an organ transplant, smoking is even more dangerous than for the rest of the population, a recent analysis shows.
August 29, 2016 Wife proves perfect match for husband in need of a kidney A Georgia man who spent three years looking for a kidney was shocked to learn the organ he needed was right next to him throughout his entire journey.
