In a remarkable act of life preservation, surgeons were able to keep a critically ill man alive for 48 hours without a pair of lungs, while he waited for a …
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Lung Transplantation
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X-rays show a 33-year-old patient’s new lungs (left) and old lungs (right).Credit: Northwestern Medicine A 33-year-old man survived for 48 hours without his lungs, after a medical team replaced the …
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A New Hampshire man who became one of the first people in the world to receive a genetically modified pig kidney is home recovering in Concord after a human kidney …
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He was overwhelmed with emotion ❤️ Man surprised by the organ donor who saved his life with a stem cell transplant …
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Organ Donation
21-year-old Idaho man who had a ‘heart of gold’ continues to bless others after unexpected death
RIGBY — A Rigby man, remembered for the selfless life he lived, was able to bless others through organ donation. Noel Rios, who went by the name Titus Freeman, died …
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One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first in that small group of pioneers to go …
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Dialysis
WyomingNews.comLovell man retires after driving dialysis patients for 26 yearsLOVELL — In August of 1999, Bill Gifford took on the daunting task of driving patients from Lovell to Cody three times a week for….4 days ago
WyomingNews.comLovell man retires after driving dialysis patients for 26 yearsLOVELL — In August of 1999, Bill Gifford took on the daunting task of driving patients from Lovell to Cody three …
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Lung Transplantation
Las Cruces man shares recovery story after rare double-lung transplant due to COVID-19
by News Sourceby News SourceLAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Las Cruces resident Arthur Sanchez shared his harrowing journey of battling COVID-19, which led to a rare double-lung transplant. Sanchez’s ordeal began in Easter 2020 …
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Ron Simmons is on life support while he waits for a miracle and his wife saves up to visit him PENDLETON — Tick, tick, tick — time ticks away while …
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Liver Transplantation
A new path forward: How a liver transplant gave one Central Florida man new hope after advanced cancer
by News Sourceby News SourceWhen Maurice Lindsay was diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer in 2022, his life changed overnight. The cancer had already spread to his liver, and surgery was not an option. …