April 15, 2021

Q&A: Returning to school, post-transplant

As schools across the country grapple with what a safe reopening looks like, many families are also struggling to weigh the risk of virus exposure at school with the benefits

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April 15, 2021

U.S. surgeons perform successful “COVID to COVID” double-lung transplant (Video)

Doctors at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago successfully transplanted both lungs on a COVID-19 patient using them from a donor who previously recovered from the virus. Dr. Samuel Kim, a thoracic

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April 14, 2021

Ashley Cain’s £1m plea for baby to have Oscar Saxelby-Lee treatment

A REALITY star has raised more than £1million after launching an urgent appeal to help his daughter, who needs the same medical treatment as Worcester's Oscar Saxelby-Lee. Ashley Cain, known for

April 14, 2021

IRELAND: Athy man shares his kidney transplant story

Leonard and Pat Fleming at Pat’s wedding just 2 months after Pat donated a kidney to Leonard in 1979. Pictured with their younger brother Mitchel Leonard Fleming

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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

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

SINGAPORE: Less invasive keyhole surgery a relief for liver transplant donors

SINGAPORE - When Ms Sophia Chua heard her three-year-old son's liver was failing, she broke down and cried: "I just want to save his life." The 31-year-old volunteered to donate part

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

March 31, 2021

KENYA: Urine will be vital in kidney transplant (VIDEO)

Kidney, urine sample and a form. It is estimated that 1.7 million people globally die of acute kidney injury annually. In Kenya, about five million Kenyans suffer from kidney-related conditions with

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