Transplants

HIV Kidney Donations

Access to donor kidneys, livers to widen as HHS approves transplants between people with HIV

Greater diversity among organ donors increases the possibility that people on waiting lists find good matches

Cynthia London Organ Donation

Organ transplants are up, but the agency in charge is under fire

Organ transplant

Penn doctor splits rare horseshoe kidney to benefit 2 transplant patients

Horseshoe kidney transplantation

Gift of Life set a national record for organ donations in 2021

Gift of Life organ donation

Philly siblings will celebrate Christmas together after a successful living-donor kidney transplant

Alli Chris Maurer Kidney Transplant

Pennsylvania woman denied kidney transplant over COVID-19 vaccine refusal

For women with infertility, baby boy born through Penn's uterus transplant program is a symbol of hope

Penn Uterus Transplant

Temple patient 'counting his blessings' after near-fatal COVID-19 battle ends with lung transplant

Temple COVID-19 transplant

Lung transplants saving severe COVID-19 patients on death's doorstep

Penn Lung Transplant 2

Penn researchers get $3.2 million grant to use artificial intelligence for improving heart transplants

Penn Heart Transplants

Penn researchers advance potential cure for type 1 diabetes

Penn Diabetes Islet

Born without a uterus, Philly-area woman births milestone baby thanks to transplant at Penn Medicine

Uterus Transplant Baby Penn Medicine Gobrecht family 1

Here's how to become a registered organ donor

Detroit doctors perform first double-lung transplant on patient with vaping injury

Vaping Double Lung Transplant Detroit

Penn Medicine researcher leading national study to improve lung transplant success

Lung Penn Medicine

Tower Health recruits nationally recognized kidney and liver transplant team from Hahnemann

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Hepatitis C-infected kidneys are safe for transplants, Penn study finds

Kidneys Penn

Heart transplant doctors could help more people by accepting donations from obese

WATCH: Riverfront Mummers N.Y.B. bring Eagles fever back to Broad Street

Joe Weissinger Mummers

No cash. No heart. Transplant centers require proof of payment

How a lifelong friendship, a random act of kindness and social media brought strangers together for a kidney donation

Mummers Transplant

Woman gives birth via uterus transplanted from deceased donor — the world's first

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Telemedicine offers new health care possibilities – but payment challenges abound

Carroll - Telemedicine in schools

At Penn, telemedicine easing challenges of lung transplant patients

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Hepatitis C-infected organs may be safe for transplant, Penn study finds

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Patriots fan donates life-saving kidney to Eagles fan

This gift voucher might just get you a kidney

Pig-to-human organ transplants advance with gene-editing experiment

Low on donations, Penn tests infected organs for transplants

Riley Hancey, who received lung transplant in Philly after being denied in Utah, dies at 20

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WATCH: Philly nurses surprise leukemia patient with Lady Gaga birthday-party performance

Gianna DeVeitro

Denied lung transplant in Utah for smoking pot, man gets one in Philly

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Jefferson selected for national pilot program to improve kidney transplants

Jefferson Hospital

Johns Hopkins plans first U.S. penis transplants

Kidney transplant between N.J. strangers canceled due to donor's liver disease

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On Giving Tuesday, N.J. strangers scheduled to undergo lifesaving kidney transplant

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U.S. surgeons look to conduct first womb transplant

Report: More men getting beard transplants

With pair of new hands, Zion Harvey discharged from CHOP

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Doctors at CHOP perform world's first bilateral hand transplant on child

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Study: Organ donation rates vary greatly throughout U.S.

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Cherry Hill Free Clinic

This Cherry Hill clinic provides free services to uninsured men – and hopes to change male...

HIV Kidney Donations

Access to donor kidneys, livers to widen as HHS approves transplants between people with HIV

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Why is it so easy to regain weight after losing it? New research sheds light on the 'yo-yo effect'

Music Mood Booster

Music can help improve mental health, but the reason for this remains a mystery

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