February 5, 2016 Mom in mourning hears daughter's heart beat in friend's chest The mother of a Chicago pre-med student who died in a drowning accident last summer has had the chance to hear her daughter’s heart beat again— in the chest of a close friend.
February 2, 2016 Long shifts for young surgeons don't threaten patient safety Controversial rules that limit the hours young surgeons can work while in training aren't needed to protect patient safety, a nationwide experiment finds.
January 8, 2016 Heart surgeons use Google Cardboard to save baby's life Thanks to a simple cardboard contraption and an innovative set of surgeons, a Minnesota baby born with only one lung and half a heart is expected to make a full recovery from surgery after doctors initially told her family her situation was helpless.
December 31, 2015 14-year-old receives first 3-D printed nose in US Reconstructive surgery on the human nose isn’t uncommon, but until now, doctors in the United States haven’t been able to replicate and restore the body part to its full functionality.
December 28, 2015 In last heroic act, man donates organs to fellow veterans As Army veteran Matthew Whalen was wheeled down the halls of Plaza Fort Worth Medical Center in Texas in his final moments on Monday, current and former service members stood at attention in an emotional tribute.
December 22, 2015 Injured vet awaiting life-changing penile transplant surgery Dr. Marc Siegel explains the procedure
December 22, 2015 Woman who sold handmade bracelets to fund double lung transplant raising money for other patients Mere minutes before Maria Gamboa’s surgeons planned to hook her up to a machine that would have oxygenated her blood and sustained her vital organs, Gamboa received the news: Doctors had identified a donor match to replace her failing lungs.
December 22, 2015 Former soccer player's ex-girlfriend steps forward as anonymous kidney donor A former D.C. United soccer player who also spent time on the New England Revolution roster before retiring in 2013 has found a loyal teammate in his ex-girlfriend, who volunteered to be his kidney donor.
