Organ recipient says transplant ‘gives your life back’
OGDEN, Utah – In Utah, there are more than 650 people waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. Steven Truscott first…
Facebook connection leads to kidney transplant
A connection on Facebook led to a life-saving kidney transplant for a Tampa woman.
Surgeons complete transplants of brain-dead boy's heart, liver, kidneys
Operations to transplant the heart, liver and kidneys of a young boy who was declared brain-dead into three different recipients were successfully completed early Saturday. Surgeons at Osaka University Hospital said they transplanted the heart into a g…
Cadaver transplant under the control of private hospitals – The Hindu
Cadaver transplant under the control of private hospitalsThe HinduThe Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), arguably has the best surgeons for kidney and liver transplantation in the capital. And yet in the last four years, …
New Transplant Procedure Helps Farmingdale Dad Save Son’s Life
Adam Bruzzese, father of twins, underwent laparoscopic transplant procedure to donate part of his liver to his son, Charlie, who was born with liver disease.
Amarachi, 16, Seeks N5 Million for Kidney Transplantation Surgery – AllAfrica.com
Amarachi, 16, Seeks N5 Million for Kidney Transplantation SurgeryAllAfrica.comWalking into the dialysis centre at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), you could see a young girl lying on the bed as her dialysis session went …
Liver Transplantation No Bar to Successful Pregancy – U.S. News & World Report
Liver Transplantation No Bar to Successful PregancyU.S. News & World ReportTHURSDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) — Women who have had a liver transplant typically have successful pregnancies, according to a new study.Pregnancy Deemed Feasible After Liver…
Doctors transplant vein grown with patient's own stem cells
For the first time, doctors have successfully transplanted a vein grown with a patient's own stem cells, another example of scientists producing human body parts in the lab. In this case, the patient was a 10-year-old girl in Sweden who was sufferi…
Medical First: Doctors Transplant Lab-Grown Vein
Scientists in Sweden are reporting a medical first: a vein grown in a lab for a 10-year-old girl, using her body's own cells. Doctors are hailing the step as a milestone in tissue engineering, a field in which doctors grow windpipes, bladders, lung…
Doctors Transplant Vein Grown from Patient's Own Cells
Researchers Hope to Help Dialysis, Coronary Bypass Patients