"Most people with the underlying situations that he had and how sick he was would not have survived," said Dr. Threlkeld.  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There are many battling the coronavirus. For
STOCKTON, Calif. —Since he was a toddler, Jackson Vaughan defied massive odds against him. Diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, the 3-year-old underwent chemotherapy and two liver transplants. The Central Valley
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
April is National Donate to Life Month, to encourage people to consider being an organ donor. COLUMBUS, Ind. — April is National Donate to Life Month, to encourage people to consider
By Miranda Chant April 29, 2021 12:30pm It’s a small device with big benefits for people recovering from kidney transplants. A London-based study into a muscle pump activator called “the geko” has found
After Cheri Latzke Lemmer’s heart transplant in 1981, at age 24, she figured she’d be lucky to make it to 30. But the Le Sueur woman is still alive today,
By ADAM GELLER April 22, 2021 GMT WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — On line in the hospital atrium, Kari Wegg folds her hands in her lap while husband Rodney pilots the wheelchair, moving
Matt Schlatter fulfilled his dream of becoming a paramedic and living an active life after receiving a double lung transplant two years ago. Having battled cystic fibrosis his whole life, the
The organ damage from COVID-19 has left many patients in need of transplants. Recent reports say that though doctors once hesitated to perform transplants to benefit COVID-19 patients, they're now operating more