Sister’s gift of life brings baby hope: Britain’s first successful uterus transplant
The first British uterus transplant went successful after a nine-hour operation on a woman who donated her womb to her younger sister. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Young cancer survivor meets ‘hero’ donor after life-saving stem cell transplant
EXCLUSIVE A cancer survivor came face-to-face with the “hero” donor who saved his life – and discovered it was not just stem cells they had in common. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Britain’s first person to get a hand transplant remains grateful for the donation
Britain’s first person to have a hand transplant remains hugely grateful to the family who had to make the “terrible decision” to donate. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Mum looks forward to first Christmas after transplant gives her gift of sight
SEEING the excitement on a child’s face as they tear open their presents in a flurry of wrapping paper is a Christmas highlight for any parent. But this year will be the first time Claire Oliver can clearly watch her daughters’ reactions – thanks to the donor who transformed her life. Daily Express :: Health […]
Man who needs lung transplant travels globe rather than ‘waiting to die’
AS A former fitness fanatic it is typical of Ron Flewett to approach illness with the same energy and vigour with which he has always embraced life. It is all the more impressive for the fact that Ron suffers from a debilitating and incurable lung condition called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis . Daily Express :: Health […]
Stevie Wonder BST Hyde Park review: Kidney transplant news overshadows disappointing show
STEVIE WONDER review British Summer Time Hyde Park: Shock news of a kidney transplant at the end of the show overshadowed a patchy evening where his greatness struggled to shine at times. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Poo transplant: The ‘oil change’ treatment for your gut – when would you need it?
POO transplants could help to boost the health of the gut, and to avoid symptoms of bacterial infections, including C.difficile’s nausea, dehydration, diarrhoea and weight loss. When would you need a faecal microbiota transplantation, and how could it boost your immune system? Daily Express :: Health Feed
Liver transplant: Hospital becomes first in UK to bring in pioneering technology
A HOSPITAL has become the first in the UK to bring state-of-the-art liver transplant technology into routine practice. Daily Express :: Health Feed
REVEALED: Baldness cure hidden in McDonald’s FRIES ‘can regrow hair without transplant’
A CURE for baldness has been discovered in McDonald’s fries that can regrow hair in days using a “simple” technique which does not need a transplant, Japanese scientists have revealed. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Baby survived rare blood disorder Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome after life-saving transplant
WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME is a very rare blood disorder that causes children to have a poorly functioning immune system. One baby received a stem cell bone marrow transplant to survive the condition, and can now look forward to his first Christmas without the disorder. Daily Express :: Health Feed