The Good News Network: Positive Stories 24/7 [Unofficial]Mom Gets to Touch Daughter’s Hand Again in Emotional Meeting With the Grateful Transplant Recipient
The Japan TimesJapan will this month begin prioritizing for heart transplants patients who are at high risk of dying within one month without the procedure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/24/japan/science-health/heart-transplants-prioritization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #heartdisease #transplants
Emeritus Prof Christopher MayThe UK had a world beating organ transplant service (in the NHS) but now due to staffing problems & old(er) technologies it lags other European counties on the number of transplants successfully achieved & the subsequent survival rate.
Even though we 'harvest' organs at a rate in line with other counties we use a lower proportion for actual transplants.
Its just one more fatal consequence of the Tory engineered (but continuing) NHS crisis.
#NHS #transplants #politics
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyrj8rz6jno
CBC Newfoundland & LabradorSurgeon, patient decry 5-year wait time for cornea transplants in N.L.
A Conception Bay South man says the estimated five-year wait time for cornea transplants in Newfoundland and Labrador — one of only two provinces without an organ bank for eye tissue — is far too long.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/wait-time-cornea-transplant-nl-9.7122474?cmp=rss
A Conception Bay South man says the estimated five-year wait time for cornea transplants in Newfoundland and Labrador — one of only two provinces without an organ bank for eye tissue — is far too long.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/wait-time-cornea-transplant-nl-9.7122474?cmp=rss
Kpop News HubChainsaws and brain transplants in Doctor Shin » Dramabeans #brain #Chainsaws #Doctor #Dramabeans #Shin #transplants
https://kpopnewshub.com/chainsaws-and-brain-transplants-in-doctor-shin-dramabeans/?fsp_sid=16524
https://kpopnewshub.com/chainsaws-and-brain-transplants-in-doctor-shin-dramabeans/?fsp_sid=16524
Want HairWTF: What the FUE Podcast – When Hair Transplants Strike Back!
#FUEPodcast #HairTransplantUK #Transplants #WantHair
Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJjqlkM1QbU
WTF: What the FUE Podcast – When Hair Transplants Strike Back!
Doctor Shin transplants a mother's brain into her comatose daughter #brain #comatose #Daughter #Doctor #Mothers #Shin #transplants
https://kpopnewshub.com/doctor-shin-transplants-a-mothers-brain-into-her-comatose-daughter/?fsp_sid=14380
https://kpopnewshub.com/doctor-shin-transplants-a-mothers-brain-into-her-comatose-daughter/?fsp_sid=14380
Two women have successfully given birth using transplanted ovarian tissues that had been frozen before they underwent cancer treatment, a Japanese team has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/science-health/frozen-ovarian-transplants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #pregnancy #women039sissues #cancer #transplants
All ScientificalWhat statistics are observed in kidney transplantation? #statistics #kidneyhealth #transplants ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eyoEN8tz3Y
Paul SochackiThat's pretty cool- we were able to transplant a "universal donor" kidney into a braindead patient and it seemed to work (they don't really go into the details). The scientists in the article converted a type A kidney to a type O kidney prior to transplant by treating it with enzymes to remove offending sugar groups.
Breakthrough: Scientists Created a 'Universal' Kidney To Match Any Blood Type
After a decade of work, researchers are closer than ever to a key breakthrough in kidney transplants: being able to transfer kidneys from donors with different blood types than the recipients, which could significantly speed up waiting times and save lives.