Transplants December 22, 2016 Woman who received donor lungs after 2 years of waiting dies A Massachusetts family is mourning the loss of their daughter who made headlines last week when she received a pair of donor lungs more than two years after being placed on the transplant list.
Transplants December 21, 2016 Pennsylvania woman receives lifesaving lung transplant in time for Christmas For two weeks, Caitlin O’Hara, 33, was on life support, in desperate need of a double-lung transplant.
Transplants December 8, 2016 Facebook post inspires mother of 2 to donate kidney to stranger A chance posting on a Facebook page led a stranger to volunteer as a kidney donor for a 17-year-old in desperate need of a new organ.
Children's Health November 28, 2016 BYU coach's family to donate 3-year-old daughter's organs after tragic accident The family of Brigham Young University running backs coach Reno Mahe said they will donate the organs of their 3-year-old daughter who has been hospitalized since a tragic accident at the family’s home last week.
Transplants November 2, 2016 Heart transplant recipient dies from mold infection Shelby Slagle sauntered into UPMC Presbyterian hospital and heartily greeted the security guard perched behind the revolving doors: “Hi, I’m Shelby, and I’m here for my new heart.”
Transplants November 1, 2016 'My wife's mother needed a kidney, and I was a match' I married my wife on May 29.
Children's Health October 19, 2016 As their sons waited for new hearts, two mothers formed a rare bond Every 10 minutes, someone is added to the national transplant waiting list in the U.S. During a heart-wrenching hospital journey, two pediatric patients and their moms lean on each other for extra support
Transplants October 6, 2016 Uterus transplants fail again: Why are they so difficult? Out of four uterus transplants that were recently performed at a U.S. hospital, three were not successful, doctors announced Wednesday.
Transplants October 5, 2016 Arm transplant recipient says he can now hold fiancee's hand A former Marine sergeant who underwent a double arm transplant at a Boston hospital says the best things about having arms again is that he can hold his fiancee's hand and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a chef.
Transplants September 26, 2016 Mother uncovers lasting impact of son's organ donation An ultrasound showed one of Sarah Gray's unborn twins was missing part of his brain, a fatal birth defect.
Transplants September 19, 2016 Family mourning football player's death meet organ recipients The family of a high school football player who died following a head injury has met the four people he saved through organ donation.