Good News Network · Researchers Discover New Mechanism for Rapid Liver Regeneration to Restore Damaged LiversResearchers discovered a mechanism after acute liver damage occurs—and it could lead to treatments for those with severe liver problems.
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Surgeons transplant genetically modified pig liver into Chinese patient https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/26/surgeons-transplant-genetically-modified-pig-liver-into-chinese-patient
The Guardian · Surgeons transplant genetically modified pig liver into Chinese patient
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9-Year-old Make-A-Wish Survivor Chosen to Design Ritzy Restaurant Sandwich for Fundraiser –Due to His ‘Expensive Taste’
Good News Network · 9-Year-old Make-A-Wish Survivor Chosen to Design Ritzy Restaurant Sandwich for Fundraiser –Due to His 'Expensive Taste'The hotel gifted Prince an apron and chef's hat with his name on them, capping an experience he'll never forget.
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Man Lives for 100 Days with Artificial Titanium Heart in Successful New Trial
Good News Network · Man Lives for 100 Days with Artificial Titanium Heart in Successful New TrialIn the United States, there are around 3,500 donor hearts made available every year for more than 4,400 people who join the waiting list.
#goodnews #inspiring #transplants #compassion #heartwarming #Michigan
Double Lung Transplant Recipient Helps Students Make Comfort Blankets for Organ Donor Families
Good News Network · Double Lung Transplant Recipient Helps Students Make Comfort Blankets for Organ Donor FamiliesJackie Dennis says that even though the donation she received made her joyful, she knew in her heart it also represented the worst tragedy.
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Heart Transplant Girl Misses Father-Daughter Dance Until Hospital Came to the Rescue
Good News Network · Heart Transplant Girl Misses Father-Daughter Dance Until Hospital Came to the Rescue (Watch)A 10-year-old girl waiting for a heart transplant missed out on her school’s father-daughter dance—so the magic was recreated in a hospital.
Keio University has said that its ethics committee has approved clinical research in which women without uteruses are given transplants of other people's uteruses in order to become pregnant and give birth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/28/japan/science-health/keio-university-uterus-transplant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #keiouniversity #pregnancy #transplants
The Japan Times · Keio University ethics panel OKs uterus transplant clinical trial
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Colorado Woman Donates Kidney to Save Pennsylvania Man 35 Years After They Went to Prom Together
Good News Network · Colorado Woman Donates Kidney to Save Pennsylvania Man 35 Years After They Went to Prom Together35 years ago, Moyer invited Elena Hershey to the Dallastown Area High School senior prom, a decision that would change his life.
In 2024, 1,866 #kidney #transplants were performed in #Spain. Today, a friend of mine received one of those transplants without going bankrupt.
This is also where your/our taxes go.
Thank you (to public healthcare as well).
Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away at age 39, after recently undergoing a liver transplant.
Cause of death has not yet been stated, but this is a reminder that you never know what someone else is going through. Many illnesses are invisible and no one owes you an explanation:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/actress-michelle-trachtenberg-buffy-dies-1.7469130
CBCActress Michelle Trachtenberg, best known for roles in Buffy and Gossip Girl, dead at 39 | CBC NewsActress Michelle Trachtenberg, popular for her roles in buzzy millennial-era TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, has died at the age of 39, New York City police confirmed to CBC News on Wednesday.
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Pig kidneys: Not just for breakfast anymore
Boston.com · NH man is 2nd person known to be living with a pig kidney after MGH transplantThe surgery comes at a turning point in the quest to tell if animal-to-human transplants could help ease the shortage of donated human organs.
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World’s Smallest Heart Pump ‘A Game-changer’ in Keeping Failing Hearts Going Without Major Surgery
Good News Network · World's Smallest Heart Pump 'A Game-changer' in Keeping Failing Hearts Going Without Major SurgeryFor 5 weeks, the tiny Impella kept Katrina Penney's failed heart pumping while a second heart transplant was secured.
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Dad Gives Kidney to Little Girl After Daughter Dies Following Her Own Transplant
Good News Network · Dad Gives Kidney to Little Girl After Daughter Dies Following Her Own TransplantAndy Emmott says he offered himself up "without hesitation" when he discovered young Amber was in desperate need of a kidney.
Good News Network · Study Finds First Evidence That Heart Muscles Can RegenerateIt may open the door to new ways to treat and perhaps someday cure heart failure, the deadliest non-communicable disease on Earth.
Once again a story about child organ transplants is both heart-breaking & heart-warming at the same time...
The children and parents on both sides of these stories deserve our support.
I don't have any smart comment here, just awe at the emotional and medical fortitude fo all involved.... from tragedy comes hope.
The Guardian · ‘Selfless parents gave their child’s organs to save my son. I’m in awe of them’
www.bbc.comRoyal Papworth Hospital 'lungs in a box' could boost transplantsThe number of lung of transplants could rise as a new machine keeps organs alive outside the body.
Good News Network · First Human Skin Map Provides ‘Recipe’ That Could Prevent Scarring And Facilitate Hair TransplantsFor the first time, researchers created a single cell atlas of prenatal human skin to understand skin disease and improve scarring.
The health ministry is overhauling its organ transplant system to enable high-priority patients to register with multiple hospitals for such surgeries to avoid missing out on transplants as a result of logistical issues at individual facilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/06/japan/science-health/organ-transplant-system/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #transplants #hospitals
The Japan Times · Multi-facility option set for patients awaiting organ transplants
Japanese startup PorMedTec announced Monday that it has successfully transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney into a crab‐eating macaque, a first in Japan that is hoped will provide insights into the future use of animal kidneys in humans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/25/japan/science-health/startup-transplants-pig-kidney-monkey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #transplants #hospitals #health #medicine
The Japan Times · Startup transplants pig kidney into monkey for first time in Japan