Liver Transplants

Integrating Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants Into Hepatology and Liver Transplant Roles

A growing need has been identified for the integration of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) into hepatology and...

UK: 41 Year kidney recipient woman from Ripon, UK has important message for everyone

Claire Corps, from Ripon, is a double transplant recipient, having had both a kidney and liver transplant. Both transplants saved...

CANADA: Support sought as liver transplant needed for Yarmouth County baby Owen

YARMOUTH, NS – The mother of a baby from Yarmouth County cannot ever imagine leaving her son's side as she...

Kidney Transplants

Arab Woman From Jerusalem Receives Kidney Transplant From Israeli Man Killed in Lod Riots: ‘We Are All Human Beings’

The kidney of an Israeli man who was killed by an Arab mob in the mixed city of Lod last...

Recipient of lung transplant cycling around N.S. to raise money for those needing treatment (VIDEO)

HALIFAX -- John Dennis breathes easier these days and has a wonderful outlook on life after years of living...

Mom Cuddles Baby Who Received Her Late Son’s Heart in Lifesaving Transplant (VIDEO)

It was an emotional meeting between two families at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital. As Brooke Eaton cradled...

Florida Hospitals Fight New State Rules On Transplants, Pediatric Cardiac Services

Some of Florida’s largest health care systems and children’s hospitals are challenging two proposed state rules, alleging that facilities could...

UK: 22-Year-Old Feels ‘Bulletproof’ After Life-Saving Heart Transplant

Death and what happens to our bodies after we die isn’t always something we humans feel comfortable discussing, despite this...

Gift of Life RegistrationThon: Former 6abc reporter Don Polec gets serious about second chance at life following kidney transplant (VIDEO)

For 27 years, Don Polec kept 6abc viewers laughing at quirky places and people despite dealing with polycystic kidney...

Donate Life Hollywood Responds to Squid Game’s Black Market Storyline

Squid Game on Netflix is #1 in 90 countries. The show is a phenomenon, and plays into the top #HollywoodMyths...

Children receiving living donor liver transplant less likely to experience organ rejection

In the United States alone, 500 children will need a liver transplant this year. While liver tissue can come from...

UK: Father makes birth of first child thanks to heart transplant (VIDEO)

A young father diagnosed with a serious heart condition was able to witness the birth of his first child thanks...

UK: Mother’s plea over son kidney transplant

The mother of a two-year-old in need of a kidney transplant has made a plea for families to consider organ...

Brooklyn Heights teen has 1st heart transplant at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone (VIDEO)

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A teen from Brooklyn Heights underwent the first heart transplant ever performed at Hassenfeld Children's...

Modern Healthcare: NYU Langone Heart Transplant Director Named National Healthcare Innovator

Nader Moazami, MD, professor of cardiothoracic surgery, chief of the Division of Heart and Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support,...

New book tells the story of the first kidney transplant, in 1950

Kidney transplants. Nothing out of the ordinary. More than 23,000 surgeries were done in 2019. More could be done if...

INTEGRIS Health Celebrates 1500th Liver Transplant

The Nazih Zuhdi Liver Transplant program at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City just completed the 1500th liver transplant since...

MitraBridge: Could a MitraClip Help Patients Avoid Heart Transplant?

Researchers were “surprised” that 25% of patients rallied enough to leave the transplant list. Figuring out who and how remains....

2021 Health Care Heroes: Jump-starting transplant patients’ recovery

From left, Deirdre Matt, Sally Ferguson, Lindsay Tucker, Dr. Roopa Rao, Christy DiPerna and Hannah Emery (IBJ photo/Eric Learned) Top honoree,...

Scarface Receives Life-Saving Kidney Transplant from Son After Suffering Organ Damage Due to COVID

After a harrowing battle with COVID-19, Scarface is in recovery — thanks to his son, Chris Jordan. Scarface, né Brad...

Integrating Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants Into Hepatology and Liver Transplant Roles

A growing need has been identified for the integration of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) into hepatology and liver transplant practices because of the growing patient population. Implementing

UK: 41 Year kidney recipient woman from Ripon, UK has important message for everyone

Claire Corps, from Ripon, is a double transplant recipient, having had both a kidney and liver transplant. Both transplants saved her life and after receiving a kidney 41 years ago, she

CANADA: Support sought as liver transplant needed for Yarmouth County baby Owen

YARMOUTH, NS – The mother of a baby from Yarmouth County cannot ever imagine leaving her son's side as she and her family await a desperately-needed liver transplant for her

Arab Woman From Jerusalem Receives Kidney Transplant From Israeli Man Killed in Lod Riots: ‘We Are All Human Beings’

The kidney of an Israeli man who was killed by an Arab mob in the mixed city of Lod last week was transplanted into the body of an Arab woman

Recipient of lung transplant cycling around N.S. to raise money for those needing treatment (VIDEO)

HALIFAX -- John Dennis breathes easier these days and has a wonderful outlook on life after years of living with pulmonary fibrosis. He recently became a lung transplant recipient at the

Mom Cuddles Baby Who Received Her Late Son’s Heart in Lifesaving Transplant (VIDEO)

It was an emotional meeting between two families at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital. As Brooke Eaton cradled Lola Bonds in her arms, she pressed a stethoscope to

Florida Hospitals Fight New State Rules On Transplants, Pediatric Cardiac Services

Some of Florida’s largest health care systems and children’s hospitals are challenging two proposed state rules, alleging that facilities could get shut out of the market and quality of care

UK: 22-Year-Old Feels ‘Bulletproof’ After Life-Saving Heart Transplant

Death and what happens to our bodies after we die isn’t always something we humans feel comfortable discussing, despite this being the one thing that unites us all. However, for some,

Gift of Life RegistrationThon: Former 6abc reporter Don Polec gets serious about second chance at life following kidney transplant (VIDEO)

For 27 years, Don Polec kept 6abc viewers laughing at quirky places and people despite dealing with polycystic kidney disease, or PKD. FURLONG, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- For 27 years, Don Polec kept

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