Starting three years ago, a series of 19 children with a variety of heart conditions treated at Duke Health received living heart valve replacements, also known as a partial heart transplant. Now, ...

Fewer than 50 people have undergone partial heart transplants, but the procedure is emerging as a potential solution to the increase in discarded organs and growing transplant waiting list, according ...

Partial heart transplants for congenital heart disease using donor semilunar valves showed valve growth matching patient development in infants. Transplanted valves functioned well over time, with no ...

Katie Mitchell, the UK’s longest-surviving heart and lung transplant recipient, has described how she was given the "gift of ...

During a Russian attack, a medical team drove to extract the heart of a young girl who'd just died and bring it to their hospital, where a 12-year-old was in desperate need of a transplant.

MALTBY, Wash. — At a table in her family’s home, 9-year-old Katja de Groot reaches into the box for dominoes that she lines up perfectly on the table. Her mother Jennifer encourages her with a smile ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Register as a Gift of Life donor HERE. Organ donation transforms lives, and one local recipient is reaching new heights with his second chance. Every day, Dr. Neal Stansbury ...

At just 12 years old, Lexi Anderson was diagnosed with a rare heart disease. After a successful heart transplant in early 2024, she is back to showing dairy cattle and playing sports. Read how her ...

HAVERHILL — Past aisles of flowers and herbs, a barnyard became a scene for a celebration of life, honoring organ donors, recipients, and the second chances that beat on. Earlier this fall, the New ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — A nearly speechless Jason Haddix met one of the many people who saved his life. "To be able to meet the pilot was an emotional time. I started to, you know, eyes water, and the ...