Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the University of Alberta announced today the treatment of the first patient in an investigator-initiated islet cell transplant Phase I/II trial of emricasan (IDN-6556), a pan-caspase inhibitor.

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — OriGene Technologies, Inc. and Canada's Centre of Excellence for the Prevention of Organ Failure (PROOF Centre) today announced the selection of OriGene Technologies …

By Amy Albin The UCLA Heart Transplant Program performed its 2,000th heart transplant surgery last month, becoming the first program in the western United States and only the second in the world to achieve this remarkable milestone. Bill Meadows, 59, o…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland has eased restrictions on marijuana use among people seeking organ transplants.

Sixties teen idol Bobby Rydell has undergone a liver and kidney transplant in Philadelphia. The 70-year-old singer had surgery last week. Rydell said his doctor didn't expect him to live much longer without the double organ transplant.

An NPR News investigation has found there's little scrutiny at key points in the tissue donation and transplant process, which could lead to serious medical mistakes.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. , the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire One Lambda, the leader in transplant diagnostics, for $925 million in cash, subject to a post-closing adjustment.

Taylor Berry is a lifeguard sharing his new heart with others, while just being a teenager

A Musquodoboit Valley man wants the province to pay for anti-rejection medication after a transplant.

A Pfizer drug that failed to thrive as a treatment for HIV may now present a great hope for a deadly consequence of the bone marrow transplants used to treat blood cancers such as leukemia, myeloma, and lymphoma, according to a small study of 38 patien…