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A groundbreaking blood test can predict which leukemia patients are most likely to relapse after bone marrow transplants, helping doctors personalize treatment. The discovery could transform care for thousands battling this aggressive blood cancer.
Two women in Japan became mothers after doctors transplanted their own ovarian tissue that had been frozen before cancer treatment. The breakthrough offers new hope for cancer patients who dream of having children after beating the disease.
Children with sickle cell disease now have a survival rate exceeding 95% thanks to breakthrough stem cell transplant techniques. New treatments are also opening curative options for kids who previously had no donor matches.
Children in Uzbekistan no longer need to travel abroad for complex medical procedures that once cost families up to $250,000. The country now performs liver transplants, brain surgery, and bone marrow procedures domestically, making life-saving care accessible to all families.
After 40 years studying a dangerous bacteria, researchers discovered how to transform it into a powerful immune booster that helps the body destroy cancer cells. The therapy could soon help children with leukemia survive bone marrow transplants.
Rwanda's health reform has performed over 90 kidney transplants since 2023, cutting overseas medical referrals to zero and saving hundreds of thousands of dollars. The country is training 16,000 healthcare workers and bringing specialized care home.
A medical breakthrough allowed a patient to survive for two full days without natural lungs, kept alive by an external artificial-lung system until a donor organ became available. This achievement marks a major step forward in bridging the gap between organ failure and life-saving transplants.
Indian hospitals now routinely perform kidney transplants across blood types, opening the door for 40% more family donors who were previously ruled out. The breakthrough helps younger patients return to work instead of depending on dialysis machines.
A Barcelona hospital successfully performed the world's first face transplant using tissue from a donor who chose medically assisted death. The groundbreaking surgery could open new possibilities for patients waiting for life-changing transplants.
Federal health officials just unveiled a plan to help thousands more patients receive lifesaving organs by improving how the nation's transplant system works. The changes focus on using more "medically complex" donor organs that are currently being wasted, even though they could give seriously ill patients years of healthy life.
After being diagnosed with an aggressive bile duct cancer that couldn't be surgically removed, Bonnie Schiavone of West Deer survived two liver transplants in one year. Her story shows how medical advances and organ donation are turning once-terminal diagnoses into survivable conditions.
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University are developing breakthrough 3D-printed liver tissue that could help patients survive while waiting for transplants. The living patch could buy crucial time for diseased livers to heal themselves. #
Cancer patients who received stool transplants from survivors saw their tumors stay stable twice as long as those who didn't. The procedure may unlock a new weapon in the fight against cancer by supercharging the immune system.
A mother in Slovakia donated her kidney to her 28-year-old daughter using groundbreaking robotic surgery, marking the country's first robot-assisted living kidney donation. The procedure offers hope for 370 patients waiting for transplants and could help address the organ shortage crisis.
Swedish researchers have created a universal cartilage graft that helps bones heal themselves without triggering immune rejection. The breakthrough could help over two million people worldwide who need bone transplants each year.
Over 100,000 Americans wait for organ transplants, but thousands of usable organs go unused each year. New federal rules aim to change that by encouraging doctors to use imperfect organs that could still save lives.
More than 1,000 living kidney donors gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate 2,000 life-saving transplants in Israel, shattering the previous world record of 410. The emotional ceremony honored everyday heroes who chose to give strangers the ultimate gift.
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.