Video  The AustralianA mother has given birth to a healthy baby girl after surgeons implanted a womb in her body from a deceased donor. The case study – published in The Lancet …

Democratic 2020 campaign revving up quickly  The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats are hitting fast forward. The first major presidential campaign announcements could come before year’s end. The Democratic …

Scientists Achieve Breakthrough on Path to Pig-to-Human Heart Transplants – D-brief  Discover MagazineUsing gene editing and a modified transplant protocol, researchers increased the survival of baboons that received transplanted pig hearts t…

Healthy Baby Born from Transplanted Uterus from Deceased Donor  NowThis

For the first time, a uterus transplanted from a deceased donor gave birth to a healthy baby. The University of São Paulo reported the successful birth of a healthy baby from a transplanted uterus that was donated from a deceased donor. The donor recipient was a 32-year-old mother who was born without a uterus. In 2016, she went through a 10.5-hour transplant procedure to implant the uterus of a deceased 45-year-old women. After five months without any signs of rejection and regular menstruation, the recipient then underwent a fertility treatment. The procedure used previously frozen, ferti…

EPA: Pruitt discloses billionaire defense fund donor — Thursday, December 6  E&E News

This story was updated at 5:26 p.m. EST. Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has disclosed a single donor to his legal defense fund. Diane Hendricks of Beloit, …

New study spotlights power of black philanthropy  WCPO”Giving Black: Cincinnati” underscores the important legacy of black philanthropy in Cincinnati and the power it has today.

Young Nevada Organ Donor To Be Honored In Rose Parade  ThisisRenoHaylee Ponte, a college student from Sparks who died unexpectedly in 2015 and became an organ and tissue donor, was honored at the University of Nevada, …

Young Nevada Organ Donor To Be Honored In Rose Parade  ThisisRenoHaylee Ponte, a college student from Sparks who died unexpectedly in 2015 and became an organ and tissue donor, was honored at the University of Nevada, …

This school installed a vending machine that dispenses free books to kids  Motherly Inc.In recent years there has been a lot of talk about pulling vending machines out of schools. In an age where childhood obesity is a big concern, critics ar…

Fast Five Quiz: Organ Donation and Transplant  MedscapeCare for organ donors and transplant recipients extends beyond surgical teams. Are you able to correctly answer all five of these donation- and …