Surgeons at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health performed more than 200 adult and pediatric heart transplants this year — the most of any individual transplant center in the world. This year, 16 ...

Doctors at New York-Presbyterian performed an extremely rare surgery on Hend Almesafri, 10, John Catoliato, 2, and Teddy Carter, 3 -- changing their lives forever. It started with the gift of a single ...

When Dr. Brittany Clayborne's 13-year-old son Micah came home from school in December 2023, she asked him if he wanted to play football outside. It was one of his favorite hobbies. But Micah said he ...

For the first time, surgeons have successfully performed a remarkable new heart transplant in which the donor organ never skips a beat in the process, reducing the damage that can occur during such a ...

Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) successfully performed the hospital's first-ever heart and liver dual ...

In August, we reported on the decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to not pursue a proposed Medicare policy that would have restricted coverage of a blood test used to ...

The Baptist Heart Institute has performed nearly 500 heart transplants since its founding. A recipient said the group was ...

As the holidays approach, many of us look forward to gathering with family and friends around the dining table. This is a ...

"I'm just really excited to see what the future has in store for me," said Sydney Wilson after receiving a combined heart and ...

The heart wants what the heart wants … regardless of whose chest it beats within. Recent research has found further correlation between organ transplant surgery and personality changes. In a study ...

David Bennett Sr. received a new heart from a genetically modified pig. A 57-year-old man who underwent a first-of-its-kind heart transplant involving a genetically-modified pig heart is in a "much ...