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Japan just changed its heart transplant system to save more lives by moving the sickest patients to the front of the line. Starting this month, those at highest risk of dying within 30 days will receive transplants first.
William Goff survived leukemia as a baby, but chemotherapy damaged his heart. Two years ago, he received a life-saving transplant and now plays baseball again.
Construction workers building a Cleveland hospital pause every afternoon at 3 p.m. to wave and make heart signs to 4-year-old Brinley Wyczalek, who's waiting for a heart transplant. What started with a flashlight signal has become a daily tradition of hope.
Christopher "Kid" Reid, one half of the iconic hip-hop duo Kid 'n Play, is celebrating life after receiving a heart transplant just eight days after being placed on the waiting list. His powerful message about putting health first is reaching fans everywhere.
Organ transplant wait times in the Netherlands dropped dramatically in 2025, with heart transplant waits falling from 24 to 14 months. A new donor policy is setting the stage for even more lives saved in the years ahead.