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World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Gives Arkansas Man New Hope After Terrible Accident

In a 21-hour procedure, 140 surgeons and attendants completed the first whole eyeball transplant on a military veteran who had suffered a near-fatal electrocution. Replacing...

Believe it or Not, Leprosy Offers the Potential to Regenerate Livers – Cutting Transplant Wait Times

Leprosy has appeared in medical literature as far back as there has been medical literature, but its latest appearance doesn't involve talk of a...

U.S. Gives First Ever Approval to Gut Microbiota Transplant Therapy

For years scientists have been demonstrating the therapeutic potential of gut microbiota transplants in mice for a variety of medical conditions; now the FDA...

Historic Operating Room Uncovered During Renovations May Be Site of the First Human Organ Transplant

During recent renovations to a clinic and office space in the second largest teaching hospital at Harvard Medical School, construction crews uncovered remnants of...

3D-Printed Ear is Made and Transplanted From Patient’s Living Cells

In a major advance in the field of biological 3D-printing, a firm has successfully transplanted a printed ear made from a patient's own stem...

First Artificial Kidney That Would Free People From Dialysis and Transplants Runs on Blood Pressure

The Kidney Project’s implantable bioartificial kidney, one that promises to free kidney disease patients from dialysis machines and transplant waiting lists, took another big...

Japanese Doctors Perform World’s First Living Donor Lung Transplant on COVID-19 Patient

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...

Most Advanced Artificial Heart Approved For Sale in Europe, Raising Hopes for Those Awaiting Transplants

A French firm that has long been testing and refining an artificial heart is ready to begin sale of the device in the second...

Another Record-Setting Organ Donation Year in the U.S. in 2019; Transplant Rate in 2020 Stays Strong

New organ donation records were set in 2019 for the tenth consecutive year in the United States. Health care teams across the country performed nearly...

Goal of Plentiful Organ Transplants Moves Closer to Reality as Scientists Grow Tiny Working Livers from Skin Cells

Researchers from Pittsburgh are growing tiny functional human livers out of skin cells and transplanting them in rats as proof-of-concept for organ supply

In a Revolutionary Medical Treatment, Man’s Lung Was Removed, Cleaned, and Replaced—No Transplant Necessary

The procedure, which has only been conducted a few times in history, could be a groundbreaking new treatment for patients suffering from lung cancer.

For the First Time in the US, Surgeons Pump New Life into Dead Donor Heart for Life-Saving Transplant

The revived heart was successfully transplanted into a military veteran who is now faring quite well after the surgery, according to Duke University.

Nurse Adopted Man With Autism After Knowing Him Just 2 Days So He Could Receive a Heart Transplant

Jonathan Pinkard was finally able to receive a heart transplant thanks to a compassionate hospital nurse who volunteered to adopt him.

Two Patients Make History After Essentially Being Cured of HIV Using Stem Cell Transplant

It has been a little over 12 years since a Berlin man became the first patient to ever be cured of HIV – and now, two more patients may have joined him.

‘Game-Changing’ Approval of Liver Transplant Procedure Expected to Halve the Waiting List

After its successful assessment and approval, this “ground-breaking” procedure is expected to halve the amount of people waiting for liver transplants.

After Stem Cell Transplant, Man With MS Able to Walk and Dance for First Time in 10 Years

The treatment has completely changed Roy Palmer's life – and he is sure to appreciate every single one of his new abilities.

Lab-Grown Lungs Successfully Transplanted into Living Animals Without Any Complications

With proper funding, the team believes they could be growing lungs for transplant patients much sooner than expected.

First Ever Successful Transplant of Male Genitals Restores Function, Confidence for Wounded Vet

Many veterans will inevitably return home from war with the emotional and physical scars of their service – and some of these injuries are...

Scientists May Soon Be Able to Give Transplant Patients 3D Artificial Hearts

Scientists have harnessed the use of 3D printing in order to create a silicone heart that works just like a human’s. Different from the current...

Baby Receives Rare Lifeline After Being Put on Transplant List

Daniel was given months to live – and with thousands of children not being able to survive long enough to find a donor, he was given a rare second chance.