April 15, 2021

IRELAND: Laois Nationalist — Laois heart transplant mum (40) makes organ donor appeal

Denise and husband Emmet on their wedding day ‘They say life begins at 40 but for me, being catapulted into unexpected heart failure last year could have meant the end of

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April 14, 2021

SCOTLAND: Scotland’s opt-out law for organ donation comes into force

Scotland’s new opt-out law for organ donation comes into force today, which it is hoped will lead to an increase in the numbers of transplants. Under the legislation, if an adult

April 14, 2021

CANADA: Pediatric heart transplant method developed by University of Alberta doctors allows for more surgeries, better outcomes

A pediatric heart transplant procedure pioneered by Canadian doctors—once deemed impossible—has been shown to be at least as effective as the traditional approach, according to newly published research in The

April 14, 2021

Raleigh grandfather who received heart transplant participates in study of vaccines in transplant recipients

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Ten years after a heart transplant saved his life, a Raleigh grandfather is grateful for another scientific breakthrough — the COVID-19 vaccine. Rodney Cook is now participating

March 31, 2021

Cranford’s Emma Rothman Celebrates 10 Years with Heart Transplant

Emma Rothman of Cranford is just weeks away from graduating from Syracuse University with a degree in Food Studies. Like most college graduates, she has mixed emotions about taking the

March 31, 2021

Two-Time Heart Transplant Survivor Erik Compton Monday Qualifies For Honda Classic

Monday qualifying for any PGA Tour event is incredibly difficult, but it’s especially tough to qualify your way into the Honda Classic. The Monday qualifier for the Honda Classic is

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March 31, 2021

Tampa General Hospital and USF Health Team First in the West Florida Region to Successfully Perform a Combined Heart-Liver Transplant

"Mr. Gant's case is unique because his heart and liver disease are not connected. Typically, the heart impacts the liver or the liver disease impacts the heart, but he had

March 31, 2021

UK: Family’s joy as boy, 2, celebrates birthday at home after heart transplant

A tiny tot who was given a new heart aged just one has celebrated a birthday his family feared he might never see. Ethan Eaves spent much of his young life

March 31, 2021

‘It’s going to save lives’: New type of heart transplant performed in Nebraska | Live Well

Don Sheard had been getting along OK with the battery-powered device that for three years had been helping his heart pump blood through his body. The former drywall finisher from Elmwood,

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March 31, 2021

Social Work researcher advances literature on pediatric quality of life in organ transplant patients

A Florida State University professor is paving the way for social workers, psychologists and transplant teams across the country to increase the quality of life for children who have received

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