June 16, 2021

CANADA: B.C. man living a full, active life after double-lung transplant – Coast Mountain News

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

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Lung Transplants

Transplant History

World

June 11, 2021

Malta man becomes Colorado’s first COVID-19 patient to undergo double lung transplant | State & Regional

Bryan Raymond tested positive for the coronavirus in December 2020, and walked out of a Denver hospital with a newly transplanted pair of lungs in March 2021. Raymond, 37, of Malta,

Multiple Organ Transplant

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June 11, 2021

INDIA: Study sheds light on reverse-order heart-liver transplant’s benefits for certain patients

This unique approach to heart-liver transplant opens the door to more highly sensitised patients getting the transplants they desperately need Representative Image | Pic: Flickr Traditionally, surgeons transplant the heart first followed

June 10, 2021

CYPRUS: First kidney transplant from living donor to child carried out in Cyprus

For the first time in Cyprus, a kidney transplant from a mother to a child was successfully performed, the health ministry announced on Friday. The transplant, from a mother to her

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Bone Marrow Transplants

June 10, 2021

UK: Ashley Cain’s baby daughter Azaylia dies after leukemia diagnosis

Former footballer Ashley Cain has announced the death of his eight-month-old daughter, Azaylia, who had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia. Baby Azaylia Diamond Cain was diagnosed when she

June 4, 2021

INDIA: World Liver Day: Life after liver transplant (VIDEO)

In the last decade or so, liver transplantation has become popular and successful in our country. Compared to other organ transplants (kidney, heart, lung, pancreas, intestine, face, hands), liver transplant

May 27, 2021

UK: Sisters’ heart transplant gift of life

Allison Kerr received a heart transplant last year – and elder sibling Karen Owens now needs the same lifesaving operation. Two Lanarkshire sisters requiring heart transplants have told how they have

May 25, 2021

Lyfebulb and CSL Behring Announce the Winner of the 2021 Transplant Innovation Challenge

Lyfebulb and CSL Behring Announce the Winner of the 2021 Transplant Innovation Challenge Dr. Minnie Sarwal of NephroSant has been selected to receive the $25,000 Innovation Award NEW YORK, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lyfebulb,

May 25, 2021

Japan: Japanese Doctors Perform World’s First Living Donor Lung Transplant on COVID-19 Patient (VIDEO)

A COVID-19 patient in Japan has received the world’s first lung transplant from living donors. Receiving transplant lung tissue from her son and husband, the patient underwent an 11-hour operation at

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Stem Cell Transplants

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May 24, 2021

UK: ‘My broken heart was mended by stem cell transplant miracle – and an old flame’

Fitness fanatic Barry Newman’s weak heart had him fearing for his life before fate stepped in with a revolutionary medical procedure – and an old girlfriend. He was a shell of

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