Prize winner donates to Middleton's Transplant House
MIDDLETON, Wis. -- It should come as no surprise that a man willing to donate a kidney to a stranger would also donate prize money. That's exactly what 66-year-old…
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The 'Organ Trail': Man biking 1,500 miles for organ donation awareness departs from Madison
A Plover man departed Saturday on an "Organ Trail" bike ride across America to raise awareness for organ donations.
Officer donated organ to young stranger, helped pay medical bill
It took every bit of Clyde Hoffman's willpower to not touch every button, switch, and lever in Colorado's Wings Over The Rockies Air & Space Museum.
Trump admin seeks to make more kidneys available for transplants
The Trump administration announced a proposed change to rules it hopes will radically transform the kidney donation system in the United States resulting in 5,000 more organ transplants a year.
New Jersey hospital admits giving kidney transplant to wrong person
A patient at a southern New Jersey hospital inadvertently got a transplanted kidney that was intended for another patient, officials confirmed to CNN Tuesday.
Man is first African American to receive a full facial transplant
Robert Chelsea just got a new face, and with it, he is the latest milestone in the burgeoning world of facial transplant surgery.
Transplanted hepatitis C-infected kidneys function as well as others
There has been a dramatic shift in how doctors use donated kidneys infected with hepatitis C that used to be thrown away.
NY husband goes through great lengths to find his wife a kidney
Rene and Kani Tucciarone have been together since 1979. 10 years into their relationship, Kani got really sick.
Study: US discards at least 3,500 donated kidneys every year
There are currently 93,000 people in the United States on a waiting list for a donated kidney, yet at least 3,500 donated kidneys are discarded every year, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
Mom lost son tragically, but she got to hear his heart beat again
Brooke Eaton was overcome with emotion when she heard her son's heart beat again inside the chest of 16-month-old Lola Bond.
Country singer Granger Smith's son saved lives with organ donations
The wife of country singer Granger Smith has revealed that they donated their late baby boy's organs and helped save the lives of two people after his death last month.
Texas man becomes oldest living kidney donor by helping neighbor
Frank Dewhurst was walking in his neighborhood when he saw the sign in his neighbor's yard.
Woman donates kidney to firefighter who helped her daughter
When Becca Bundy's young daughter was having a seizure at home, volunteer firefighter Bill Cox was the first person to help. Two years later, the Minnesota woman was able to offer a lifesaving thank you, by giving him one of her kidneys.
First ever drone delivery of donated kidney ends with successful transplant
For the first time, a drone delivered a donated kidney that was then successfully transplanted into a patient, University of Maryland Medical Center said last week. Unmanned aircraft delivery could soon become the fastest, safest and least expensive method for beating the organ transplant clock, the drone developers say.
'Time is running out' for baby with days to find heart
Without a heart transplant, three-week-old Carter Cookson has just days to live.
A man wore a sign to find his wife a kidney donor
It was a Friday afternoon like any other. I ate lunch, dropped off my dry cleaning, then stopped by my local Target to pick up some prescriptions.
Organ transplant often depends on patient's finances
When Patrick Mannion heard about the Michigan woman denied a heart transplant because she couldn't afford the anti-rejection drugs, he knew what she was up against.
Pig hearts function in baboons, bringing us closer to use in humans
A new paper details how genetically modified pig hearts transplanted into baboons could support life and function for up to 195 days. The finding, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, takes scientists a small step closer to the possibility of using donor animal organs for human patients in need of a heart transplant.
4 get cancer from donated organ in 'extraordinary rare' case
Four European patients developed breast cancer after receiving organs from the same donor, a case report explains.
Man uses Times Square billboard to find kidney donor
Marc Weiner knows how to draw media attention and get results. The former news executive and cancer survivor is using a Times Square billboard to attract a kidney donor.
Georgia teacher searches for kidney in unique way
A Georgia teacher who needs a kidney is searching for a donor match in a unique way: by hitting the streets.
A new teenage cause: Organ donation
As a 16-year-old in New York state, there are a lot of things I cannot do. I can't join the Army, I can't get a driver's license, I can't vote, and I can't drink. But there's one thing I can do. I can register to become an organ donor, something that before February 14, 2017, no 16-year-old in New York could do. Last year, New York joined 47 other states in the nation that allow 16-year-olds to register as organ donors. Due to the recent legislation from Albany, high schoolers can now help a
'Thanksgiving miracle': Baby denied kidney receives transplant
Two-year-old AJ Burgess received a new kidney Wednesday after a prolonged battle with hospital officials who postponed his original October surgery when his father, a perfect donor match, violated his parole and was arrested.
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