There are several proposals for increasing organ donations, none of which has made much progress in America so far. The three leading ones are: • Making payments to donor families, which would cover some expenses for families willing to donate … Tęsti skaitymą →

New York surgeon, Richard Batista, is asking his wife, Dawnell Batista, for the kidney he gave her in 2001 back, or if she can’t live without it (ha ha)–for $1.5 million in exchange for his regret over the gift. It … Tęsti skaitymą →

Johnny Concepcion, a 42-year-old man accused of stabbing his wife to death, just received a liver transplant at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center in New York. Now many are wondering how an accused killer could jump to the top of … Tęsti skaitymą →

Traditionally organ transplants have been carried out to save a person’s life, be it with a new heart, kidney, or set of lungs. People who are willing to undertake something like a face transplant are probably not of an open … Tęsti skaitymą →

The offer of a cosmetic surgery procedure as a prize is an awful manifestation of the trivialisation of medical care in general, and aesthetic surgery in particular. more

A transplant surgeon has warned against selling body parts, after a report suggested organs are for sale online. more

A Spaniard has become the first woman in the world to receive a double hand transplant. more

It is harder to get an organ transplant in Japan than almost anywhere else in the world. The problem is not a lack of funds or technology, but a lack of donors. more

After years of denial, China has acknowledged that many of the human organs used in transplants here are taken from executed prisoners and that many of the recipients are foreigners who pay hefty sums to avoid a long wait. more

On streets and in town squares in Iran, young men and women can be seen holding signs offering their kidneys for sale. more