Every eight minutes, someone joins the transplant waiting list in the United States, and just one organ donor can save up to eight lives. Penn State Health experts tell how registering as an organ donor can give others a second chance at life.
In research that is the first of its kind and that holds great potential for addressing a nationwide kidney transplantation challenge, UNC Charlotte microeconomist Glenn Dutcher and colleagues have found significant differences in the acceptance rates among clinicians at the same transplant centers, and also among centers.
Chris McCain was dying. He knew it. His wife, daughter and son also knew it. Years ago, at age 37, Chris had undergone a double lung transplant, but now those lungs were failing.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles鈥� Liver Transplant Program has the best outcomes for pediatric liver transplants in the country.
Three cardiovascular experts in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai received distinguished American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) awards during the ACC鈥檚 Annual Scientific Session on March 31 in Chicago.
According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, the number of lung transplants performed in the United States has increased during the past decade from 1,925 in 2014 to 3,370 in 2024. Last year, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center performed 70 lung transplants and ranked 18th in the country.
A Johns Hopkins Medicine Organ Transplant Story
Los trasplantes de h铆gado se est谩n convirtiendo en una nueva opci贸n de tratamiento para algunos pacientes con c谩ncer colorrectal cuyos c谩nceres se han diseminado al h铆gado y no son elegibles para otros tipos de cirug铆a. Este enfoque innovador ha tra铆do esperanza a los pacientes con c谩ncer colorrectal que, de otro modo, a menudo enfrentan un pron贸stico sombr铆o.
Os transplantes de f铆gado est茫o se tornando uma nova op莽茫o de tratamento para alguns pacientes com c芒ncer colorretal cujos c芒nceres se espalharam para o f铆gado e n茫o s茫o eleg铆veis para outros tipos de cirurgia. Essa abordagem inovadora tem trazido esperan莽a para pacientes com c芒ncer colorretal que, de outra forma, costumam enfrentar um progn贸stico sombrio.
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Every year, thousands of children in the United States require life-saving organ transplants. provides comprehensive care to children requiring organ transplants, including heart, kidney, liver, smal...
UCSF Health鈥檚 Lung Transplant program has been awarded INTERLINK鈥檚 2025 Chairman鈥檚 Award for Transplant Excellence as the top-performing lung transplant program in the nation. The UCSF program, which is the largest lung transplant program in the Western U.S., was selected as the No.1 performing program for lung transplantation for the third consecutive year.
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Debunking myths surrounding organ donation.
Liver transplants are becoming a new treatment option for certain colorectal cancer patients whose cancer has spread to their liver and are ineligible for other surgical options. This innovative approach is providing hope to colorectal cancer patients who otherwise are often faced with a grim prognosis.
Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and eight other institutions in the United States, Africa and Europe say they have identified a potential new gene target that could be edited to treat sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder marked by sickle-shaped red blood cells that cause intense pain and shorten lifespans.
Today, leaders from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) will meet with their congressional delegations and call for their support of $67 million in funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Organ Transplantation Program in FY 26.
Northwestern Medicine launches clinical program to make liver transplants more accessible for patients with stage 4 colorectal cancer
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