ABC News’ Alex Presha speaks with the lead transplant surgeon from the University of Alabama at Birmingham about the groundbreaking transplant. Original source (ABC/Youtube)
Read More »Surgeons transplant pig’s heart into terminal patient
The operation marks a major step forward in the use of animals as organ donors. ABC News’ Rhiannon Ally has the details. Original source (ABC/Youtube)
Read More »Infant transplant patient looks back at 9/11 miracle
Now 20 years old, Kareena was just an infant when a team of medical professionals and national guardsmen saved her life by delivering a liver for transplant while airports were locked down. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST & 9EST WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE …
Read More »11-year-old with cancer on the road to recovery after teacher donates kidney
“If it were my kids, I would have wanted somebody to come forward,” the life-saving donor said. Original source (ABC/Youtube)
Read More »Former courtroom rivals united forever by organ donation
ABC News’ Kaylee Hartung reports on two attorneys who went from courtroom rivals to lifelong friends brought together by tragedy. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST & 9EST WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on …
Read More »After COVID-19, cutting-edge double lung transplant could save dad’s life
When the virus swept through Leo Castillo’s home, his daughter and wife recovered, but he almost died. Then, the family learned about the revolutionary surgery. WATCH NIGHTLINE EPISODES: https://abc.go.com/shows/nightline ALSO AVAILABLE ON HULU: https://hulu.tv/2wSmSrZ #Nightline #LeoCastillo #DoubleLungTransplant #Health #Covid19 Original source (ABC/Youtube)
Read More »Toddler gets life-saving kidney from 21-year-old | Humankind
Watch the heart-stopping moment a mom finds out a near stranger is going to help save her son’s life. 😭 RELATED VIDEO » Teen triumphs over hardships to get to this moment: https://youtu.be/7LJOA2hYXxw Breast cancer survivor Lisa Chesson was medically unable to donate her kidney to her toddler, but then …
Read More »Couple married in hospital to keep special date | WNT
When Det. Jim Kasta was rushed to the hospital for a transplant, it foiled his plans to get married on his parents’ anniversary. His health caretakers helped create a wedding in the ICU. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’: https://bit.ly/3qjJj3K WATCH OTHER FULL EPISODES OF WORLD NEWS TONIGHT: …
Read More »How a star surgeon’s lies in love and medicine came back to haunt him | Nightline
Benita Alexander said Paolo Macchiarini promised her a wedding in Italy officiated by the pope, with performances by John Legend and Andrea Bocelli. Then, his lies were exposed. WATCH NIGHTLINE EPISODES: https://abc.go.com/shows/nightline ALSO AVAILABLE ON HULU: https://hulu.tv/2wSmSrZ #Nightline #Italy #BenitaAlexander #PaoloMacchiarini #Wedding #Surgeon #Love #Relationships Original source (ABC/Youtube)
Read More »One family saved this man's life twice | Humankind
“You’re getting my kidney.” A widow donated her kidney to the same man saved by her late husband’s organs 16 years earlier. 💕 RELATED » Mom embraces stranger who saved her son: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_KL_hqF2M0 When Terri Herrington’s husband died in 2004, his kidney saved Jeffrey Granger. Now, Terri has become a …
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