Transplants - Page 35

December 21, 2015

Man gives fiancee in need of transplant his kidney for Christmas

For Christmas, Bairon Garzon gave his girlfriend his heart — and his kidney, too.

December 21, 2015

Pennsylvania girl, 8, who had quadruple-organ transplant meets donor's parents

An 8-year-old Pennsylvania girl who underwent a rare quadruple-organ transplant in November met the parents of her donor last week.

December 21, 2015

New rules bringing kidneys to hardest-to-transplant patients

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A shake-up of the nation's kidney transplant system means more organs are getting to patients once thought nearly impossible to match, according to early tracking of the new rules.

December 15, 2015

Grieving family members meet recipients of daughter's donated organs

The grieving mother and sister of a 24-year-old woman who was killed while cycling met three of the five recipients whose lives were saved through her donated organs.

December 7, 2015

Some US troops could receive penis transplants after injury

We know about missing arms and legs.

November 24, 2015

Misplaced Craigslist ad helps New Jersey woman find a kidney donor

A misplaced Craigslist ad has forever linked two strangers: a woman who now has a new kidney, and the man who donated it to her after losing his own wife to kidney failure.

November 13, 2015

US researchers preparing for country's first 10 uterus transplants

Researchers in the United States are preparing to carry out the country’s first uterus transplants after doctors in Sweden became the first in the world to see success with the operation in September 2014.

November 11, 2015

Woman finds her lifesaving kidney donor via Tinder

Four people approached Erika Bragan hoping their kidney would be the one to save her life.

November 10, 2015

New warnings about transplant tourism

Transplant tourism has become increasingly popular.

November 9, 2015

Wealth may give advantage for getting organ transplants

You can't buy hearts, kidneys or other organs but money can still help you get one.