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

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

UK: Peterhead lung transplant recipient backs organ and tissue opt out awareness campaign

A Peterhead woman who received a life-changing double lung transplant is urging people to make their organ and tissue donation decision known ahead of the law change to an opt-out

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

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April 14, 2021

ENGLAND: ‘I feel so very, very lucky’: First Londoner to receive kidney transplant since second wave

The first Londoner to receive a kidney transplant since organ donations were halted by the pandemic’s second wave said today it had been life-changing. Jane Altneu, 71, received a kidney from

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

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

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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