transplants

New York Has World-Class Hospitals. Why Is It So Bad for People in Need of Transplants?

New York has the lowest rate of organ donor registration in the country. Thousands languish on wait lists, and hundreds needlessly die every year.
Source: New York Times

Faecal transplants could help preserve vulnerable species

Faecal transplants could help preserve vulnerable species

Faecal transplants could help preserve vulnerable species, Published online: 11 June 2018; doi:10.1038/d41586-018-05352-1

New gut bacteria can expand the diet of animals like koalas and rhinoceroses.
Source: Nature

N.M. girl sells lemonade, raises nearly $4K to help mother in need of organ transplants

Nemiah Martinez’s decision to start raising money came months after doctors diagnosed her mother with end-stage renal disease.

Source: USA Today

Frenchman Is First in World to Get 2 Full Face Transplants

Jérôme Hamon, a bookseller who has a genetic disease, underwent a second transplant after his body rejected the first because he had taken an antibiotic for a cold.
Source: New York Times