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May 25, 2016

Liver donors may suffer long-term effects after donation

People who donate a piece of their liver may experience long-term physical, psychological and financial adverse effects as a result, a new study suggests.

May 19, 2016

Algorithm could help doctors predict genetic-linked heart defects in children

Researchers in Cincinnati have come up with a mathematical model that could help doctors diagnose two potentially deadly heart conditions in children earlier.

May 17, 2016

Penis operation highlights past, future of organ transplants

CHICAGO (AP) -- Add one remarkable case to the 30,000-plus organ transplants expected to be performed nationwide this year: a cancer patient who received a donor penis.

May 16, 2016

The latest: Penis donor's family praying for US recipient

BOSTON (AP) -- The Latest on the first penis transplant carried out in the United States (all times local): 11:20 a.m.

May 16, 2016

Massachusetts man receives nation's first penis transplant

A cancer patient received the first penis transplant in the United States, a Boston hospital said.

May 4, 2016

Chimp victim hospitalized with face-transplant complications

The Connecticut woman who underwent a face transplant five years ago after being attacked by a chimpanzee is back in a Boston hospital after doctors discovered her body is rejecting tissue from the transplant.

May 2, 2016

1 out of 11 organ donors last year died of drug overdose

As the number of Americans dying of drug overdoses continues to rise—thanks in large part to an opioid epidemic—so too has the number of organ donors.

April 11, 2016

Surgery set for teacher who volunteered to donate kidney to student

A Wisconsin teacher who surprised the family of one of her student’s by volunteering to donate a kidney will soon make good on her promise, as the surgery has been set for April 27.

April 11, 2016

Texas couple speaks out after failed uterus transplant

Less than two weeks after the Cleveland Clinic performed the nation’s first uterus transplant, surgeons at the hospital revealed Friday that the organ had to be removed due to a fungal infection.

April 11, 2016

Cleveland Clinic says first uterus transplant in US fails

The Cleveland Clinic says the nation's first uterus transplant has failed.