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An 11-year-old girl in Northern Colorado successfully became the 37th child in United States history to undergo a liver and heart transplant at one time. Gracie Greenlaw of Fort Collins …

The first successful kidney transplant involved trio of locals (This story was updated to add new information.) More than 70 years ago, a pair of identical twins from Rutland changed …

Upstate kidney transplant Anita and Mark DeVito (left) are pictured with the head of Upstate’s transplant program, Dr. Reza Saidi. (SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY/Provided photo) When Mark DeVito received his …

When Mark DeVito received his new kidney at SUNY Upstate Medical University in September, the moment marked far more than the end of a long wait. His transplant was the …

Dallas, Texas, May 2, 2025 (Globe Newswire) – In historic medical results, the National Institute of Pediatrics (INP) has successfully performed two pediatric industrial liver transplants in a week, giving …

From meat-craving vegetarians to changes in sexual preferences, some organ transplant patients report changes to personality that reflect those of organ donors. a 2024 Research By suggesting that organs convey …

PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pinellas County's only transplant program is located at HCA Florida Largo Hospital, but when Hurricane Milton flooded the lower floors of the facility in October, it temporarily …

Although bone marrow transplantation has existed as a concept since the 19th century, it was not until the ravages of World War II that it rose to the forefront of …

Advances in CAR-T cell therapy One of the biggest medical developments of the past decade is chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) cell therapy. This is a type of immunotherapy that manipulates …

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Orville Allen dedicated his life to public health, but when he died at age 98, he left one thing behind: his liver. Allen, a World War …