transplants

Beaumont Hospital has rescinded a recommendation by top doctors to remove unvaccinated COVID-19 patients from the kidney transplant waiting list. The move comes more than two weeks after a letter …

Organ donation has become a hot political topic in the UK recently. Wales introduced new rules in December that would presume permission for organ donation after death (excluding any right …

The families of five children waiting for a heart transplant have come together to urge others to consider donating their organs. Since the pandemic, the number of available organs has …

January 13, 2021 Image caption, The chief medical officer said pressures on the health service had “had to make difficult decisions”. As a result of COVID-19, organs from deceased donors …

18 heart transplants were performed in Ireland in 2018 June Shannon Heart News | January 4, 2019 2018 was a strong year for organ donation and transplants in …

Childhood obesity, if not controlled, can lead to a myriad of problems that don't manifest until adulthood. A transplant coordinator from Loma Linda University Medical Center explains what's possible in …

A family member had a genetic condition called polycystic kidney disease and needed a transplant. Grandmother Margaret Fitzgerald, 70, from Butevant, and her son Michael Fitzgerald, 49, from Carrigaline, who …

Ireland and the UK have higher rates of paracetamol overdoses resulting in acute liver failure leading to registration for transplantation (ALFT) compared to other European countries, according to the results …

The Koch family, who suffer from a genetic kidney disease, are counting their blessings after three family members underwent transplants. For the Fitzgerald and Kotts families, 2023 began on a …

“What is good for them, not what they want.” Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658). Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. What do Oliver Cromwell and Covid-19 have in common? Both seem …