HEALTH February 10, 2021 Marine vet's baby daughter, in need of liver donor, not a match with parents Kennedy Dorfman, the 2-year-old daughter of a police officer and a middle school math teacher, is a happy, bubbly little girl – with a serious liver illness and in dire need of a transplant.
Surgery February 3, 2021 New Jersey man's double-hand, face transplant is world's first successful attempt The recipient of the first-ever successful double-hand and face transplant said he is “grateful” for the procedure which has “given me a second chance at life.”
Coronavirus November 13, 2020 New Mexico coronavirus patient undergoes life-saving double lung transplant A New Mexico man who spent more than 100 days in the hospital and on a ventilator after contracting the novel coronavirus has undergone a life-saving double lung transplant, according to the hospital where he was treated.
Transplants November 13, 2020 Coronavirus survivor leaves hospital after successful double lung transplant A Milwaukee woman left the hospital last week after a long battle against COVID-19 that involved a double lung transplant, says a university release.
Coronavirus October 19, 2020 Coronavirus survivor reportedly needs double lung transplant The coronavirus survivor is urging others to wear a mask for the sake of protecting themselves and others.
Coronavirus September 18, 2020 Texas coronavirus patient, 70, undergoes double lung transplant Texas surgeons performed a double lung transplant after the novel coronavirus damaged the lungs of a 70-year-old man.
Transplants July 30, 2020 California man gets liver, nephew donates liver -- in separate operations: report After two years of searching, a California man finally received a new liver during a live donor transplant last May – just a week apart from when his nephew donated his liver to another man, according to a report.
Coronavirus May 22, 2020 Texas woman gets kidney after coronavirus delays lifesaving transplant: 'I was hanging on by a thread' A Texas man has donated a kidney to his wife in need, weeks after the transplant was delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic in the U.S. that temporarily halted elective surgeries in the Lone Star State and elsewhere.
Coronavirus May 12, 2020 Organ transplants dive amid coronavirus crisis, start to inch back Organ transplants plummeted as COVID-19 swept through communities, with surgeons wary of endangering living donors and unable to retrieve possibly usable organs from the dead -- and hospitals sometimes too full even when they could.
Transplants February 14, 2020 Medical centers fight to keep liver transplants close to home, after new policy takes effect The United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) has rolled out a new liver transplant distribution system. early a dozen hospitals across the country filed a lawsuit to try and stop the new policy but a judge ruled in UNOS's favor.
