‘I want to show people that were like me you can accomplish anything’: Face transplant survivor who suffered severe burns during housefire speaks about his new life six
Researchers from 12 Spanish hospitals took part with the aim of uncovering clinical and prognostic characteristics in solid organ recipients with COVID-19. The conclusions underscore the need for
University Health Network has performed what is believed to be the first lung transplant in Canada on a patient whose lungs were irreparably damaged by COVID-19. Timothy Edwards
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A kidney transplant is often denied to patients who are obese due to an increased risk of surgical complications, particularly infections. Surgeons at UI Heath—the clinical and academic
Transplant doctor rejects damaged donated lungs from chain-smoker Transplant doctor in China rejected donated lungs because they were damaged. A doctor in China was forced to reject a
Heart disease is the top cause of death in the U.S. For some people with end-stage heart disease, a heart transplant can save their life. Unfortunately, there are
The confluence of two major health crises—the opioid epidemic and organ shortage—has moved surgeons to consider transplanting organs deemed as less than “perfect” in an effort to expand
Carmen Blandin Tarleton speaks at a May 2013 press conference at Brigham and Women’s Hospital following her face transplant surgery. (Getty Images) A New Hampshire woman who survived
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