An estimated 110,460 people are currently waiting for an organ transplant and each day 18 people die waiting for transplants, according to statistics from the …
Category: Transplantation
Photos from SB 1395 signing: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve Jobs and Dean Philip Pizzo
Earlier today, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger held a ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 1395 at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The bill will encourage Californians to …
A booth for patients to share their transplant stories
A recent post on the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media blog showcases the group's efforts to use social media to promote organ and tissue …
New law in Israel aims to increase number of organ donors
Starting next year in Israel, people who volunteer to donate their organs when they die will receive preferential treatment if they ever need a transplant, …
Experimental bone marrow treatment appears to reverse sickle cell disease
An experimental bone marrow transplant treatment effectively reversed sickle cell disease in 9 of 10 adults, according to a National Institutes of Health study published …
Nothing without a face: Surgeon talks about landmark transplant
Famed transplant surgeon Jean-Michel Dubernard is flipping through slides of his celebrated patient, Isabelle Dinoire, the first woman in the world to receive a face …