Transplant

Kidney transplant patients could live drug-free thanks to new stem cell therapy

A new stem cell-based therapy may allow kidney transplant patients to stop using harsh anti-rejection drugs—possibly for good.

Breakthrough bone marrow treatment can cure sickle cell disease Rebecca Shavit

Stem cell transplants could save the world’s coral reefs, study finds Rebecca Shavit

World’s first successful voice box transplant helps patient talk again Joshua Shavit

New discovery paves the way for ‘impossible’ organ transplants – saving countless lives Rebecca Shavit

Groundbreaking innovation could significantly increase number of organs available for transplant Joshua Shavit

Michigan surgeons conduct first beating-heart transplants Joshua Shavit

Battery-sized heart pump is lifesaving for kids awaiting heart transplants Joshua Shavit

Stool transplants show promise for Parkinson’s disease treatment Joshua Shavit

Surgeons conduct world’s first successful whole-eye and face transplant Joseph Shavit

Surgeons perform the first robotic liver transplant in U.S.Joseph Shavit

Livers have the potential to function for more than 100 years Joseph Shavit

For the first time, a human liver was treated in a machine and then successfully transplanted Joseph Shavit

Universal blood type organs created in groundbreaking procedure Joseph Shavit

Canada hospitals use drones to carry lungs for transplant Joshua Shavit

Surgeons have successfully tested a pig’s kidney in a human patient Joseph Shavit

Medical Marvel: Icelandic man recovers from double arm and shoulder transplant Joseph Shavit