Trečdalis Spinter tyrimų apklausos dalyvių mano, kad Lietuvoje veikia juodoji organų prekybos rinka ir neoficialiai galima nusipirkti vieną ar kitą organą. 7 proc. respondentų nuomone, tai galima padaryti oficialiai  parodė Nacionalinio organų transplantacijos biuro užsakymu atlikta apklausa. more

In November last year Isabelle Dinoire became the first person in the world to receive a face transplant. more

People should be paid for living organ donations, a US surgeon has said in an article in the British Medical Journal. more

The sale of organs taken from executed prisoners appears to be thriving in China, an undercover investigation by the BBC has found. more

A patient has been implanted with a body part which was allegedly stolen in the US, a hospital has confirmed. more

Laws governing organ donation and tissue retention are to be radically changed, possibly allowing many more organ transplants. more

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The world’s first face transplant has been deemed a success by the surgeons who carried out the operation. more

Relatives of people whose organs were retained by Scottish hospitals without consent are to get 5,000 compensation. more

Doctors have carried out the UK’s first successful beating heart transplant. more