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.
August 29, 2016 Veteran who received teen's kidney stands with family at memorial A Washington family who attended their teen daughter’s memorial Saturday had a distinct guest that helped them feel her presence.
August 29, 2016 Does China still harvest organs of executed? Doctors divided BEIJING — A Canadian patient's receipt of a kidney transplant after waiting just three days during a recent visit to China raised an immediate red flag among surgeons at the Montreal-based Transplantation Society: A turnaround that quick indicates the organ likely came from the body of an executed prisoner.
August 15, 2016 US organ network mapping a path to fairer liver transplants WASHINGTON — The nation's transplant network is taking a long-awaited step to ease a serious disparity: Where you live affects whether you get a timely liver transplant or die waiting.
July 26, 2016 First patient to receive double hand transplant in US says limbs are non-functional Jeff Kepner made headlines in 2009 as the first person to receive a double hand transplant in the United States.
July 19, 2016 Georgia teen battling Lupus in search of kidney donor A Georgia teen is forced to spend her summer indoors rather than outside with friends as she waits for a kidney and takes upwards of 20 pills per day.
July 14, 2016 Voucher program may reduce organ transplant waitlist, save lives An emerging voucher program that allows relatives to preemptively donate their kidneys to a potential loved one in need is slated to roll out in at least 10 U.S. hospitals.
June 30, 2016 Lab-grown bones were just implanted for the first time For the first time, scientists have successfully implanted living bone grown in a laboratory, Live Science reports.
June 30, 2016 Surgeons perform kidney transplant without need for dialysis In what’s reportedly a first-of-its-kind procedure, doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center performed a kidney transplant on a patient without the need for dialysis.
May 27, 2016 California rushes to allow HIV-infected organ transplant California lawmakers are rushing to approve legislation Friday that would allow a man with HIV to receive part of his HIV-positive husband's liver before the surgery becomes too dangerous, possibly within weeks.
