A heart from a deceased donor was transplanted into 10-year-old Hend Almesafri, who paid it forward by then providing her pulmonary valve to John Catoliato, 2, and her aortic valve to Teddy Carter, 3.

More than half a century after the world’s first heart transplant, scientists are finding fascinating ways to improve the ...

A local 20-year-old had a heartfelt reunion Wednesday with the doctors who saved her life with a heart transplant. When ...

Organ transplant is a potentially lifesaving medical intervention, but there is a critical lack of donor organs. Even in a ...

A mother-of-three who needed an emergency organ transplant after her heart stopped beating has pledged to "live her best life" in honour of her donor. Kamila Jaroslawska, 35, was left in critical ...

Discovery of innate immune receptor "brake" Siglec-E offers a novel therapeutic target to prevent organ transplant rejection ...

Researchers identified a natural 'brake' within the innate immune system: the inhibitory receptor Siglec-E (SigE) and its human counterparts, Siglec-7 and Siglec-9. This receptor helps prevent ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — With record-breaking numbers of lives saved in 2023, Tennessee is making strides in organ donation — but behind every life saved is a complex journey that doesn't end with ...