Allie Weese, 24, received a heart from a Fresno man back in 2009, and then started exchanging letters with his family. Details about the donor are being kept private, but Saturday Weese met with his family members — where she once again, thanked them …
KUCHING: Taboos and myths on death are among reasons that contribute to the very low number of people donating their organs in the country.
Family and friends came together Saturday to raise money as Andrew Hagewood continues to recover from a heart transplant that saved his life.
An Altoona boy who has battled a congenital heart defect was to receive a heart transplant early today. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh staff called the Igoe family at 11:30 a.m. Friday and began preparing an operating room for Dalton Igoe, 15.
It's often difficult for those needing transplants of any type. The waiting can oftentimes take years. When a student at the Pleasant Valley school district was recently placed on a heart transplant list, his school district wanted to help take s…
A woman who received a double lung transplant after suffering from cystic fibrosis will participate in a benefit walk Saturday.
An Altoona Area Junior High School student is on his way to Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh for a heart transplant. Dalton Igoe, 15, received the call at 11:30 a.m. Friday, his mother, Dawn, told the Mirror.
NORTH ANDOVER — Ryan Naismith of North Andover doesn't seem like a candidate for a heart transplant. He played rugby at Northeastern University and always kept himself in top-notch physical condition.
Dave Bakke column: On the list of things people who are waiting for a heart transplant do not want, pneumonia ranks right up there near the top. But John Wood got pneumonia and ended up in intensive care at Springfield’s Memorial Medical Center for f…
Was it an unfortunate accident or an excessive use of force?