Am I my sister keeper? YES I AM!! An Akron Twin needs a life saving kidney transplant but one issue stands in the way is the COVID vaccination. One of the strongest bonds on this earth, is the bond between twins. When one hurts the other hurts, in the case of Akron twin sisters, Lillian […]
CLEVELAND – A new research study at the Cleveland Clinic will aim to give some women a dream they never thought they would have—a pregnancy. The Clinic announced this week that they will be the first hospital in the nation to perform uterus transplants. As part of the study, the Cleveland Clinic will perform uterus […]
*Lamar Odom’s kidneys are failing and he may be in need of a transplant, according to TMZ. The website reported that most of the organs that failed after he was found unconscious in a Las Vegas brothel have are recovering, but his kidneys are still in poor shape. Odom is currently being treated at Cedars-Sinai […]
An 8-year-old Baltimore boy who is being dubbed a medical phenomenon is looking forward to finally being able to play with his little sister and, hopefully, the…
PHILADELPHIA- An 8-year-old boy became the first recipient of a double hand transplant after an illness forced doctors to amputate his arms and legs. At 2 years old, Zion Harvey had a sepsis infection. The boy’s arms and legs were removed, and he underwent a live transplant to save his life. “When I was 2, […]
ROSWELL, Ga.- A 17-year-old Georgia boy who received a heart transplant was killed after a day-long crime spree. In 2013, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta rejected Anthony Stokes, of Decatur, from the transplant list because of his lengthy juvenile record. “So I can get a second chance, get a second chance and do things that I […]
A surgical team is pleased to announce the first successful penis transplant in South Africa, BBC Newsreports. The operation took place in December 2014; the 21-year-old recipient was given the generous donation after experiencing a botched circumcision at the age of 18. The botched job happened during a ceremony that is seen as a right of passage from […]
CLEVELAND – The 2016 Donate Life Transplant Games will be held in Cleveland, the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission announced Tuesday, April 29. The biennial event will feature about 20 events in downtown venues and area universities and is expected to bring 9,000 visitors and $5 to $10 million to Cleveland in Summer of 2016. […]
ROCKY RIVER, OH (WOIO) – The Lutheran West High School girl’s basketball head coach Josh Campbell donated a kidney earlier this week to Lutheran West girl’s soccer head coach Jeff Bancroft. Bancroft called the school Thursday morning with the news that the transplanted kidney has started to work. He will be in the hospital […]
A 15-year-old boy in DeKalb County, Ga., needs a heart transplant, however doctors say he doesn’t qualify for the transplant list, WSB-TV 2 reports. Anthony Stokes (pictured) has an enlarged heart and has been given six months to live, but doctors have told his family that they cannot put him on the list because he has a […]
After suffering a mauling from a chimpanzee which left her blinded, a Connecticut woman may have the chance to undergo transplant to restore what she has lost. Currently undergoing preliminary evaluation, it is being determined if Charla Nash is a potential candidate to receive a face and hand transplant. Occurring back in February 2009, Nash […]