Study Offers Hints on the Reason Pregnancy May Raise Danger of Rejection of Organ Transplant

Medicine & Technology Jan 05, 2021

Study findings can help clarify why the immune system can endure a fetus during pregnancy, although later may be more likely to become alerted to and reject a transplant of an organ.

How the Airline Industry Recovers From COVID-19 Could Determine Who Gets Organ Transplants

Sep 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the airline industry. Passenger numbers are down more than two-thirds from last year, and airlines have been canceling flights and shutting down routes. It’s frustrating for travelers, but for patients on organ transplant waitlists, the loss of flights can put a life-saving kidney or heart out of reach.

World's First Ever Organ Delivery Via Drone

May 07, 2019

An unmanned aerial system (UAS) has delivered a kidney to a transplant patient in what is claimed to be the first drone operation of its kind.

Spain, World’s Pioneer In Organ Transplant Performing 4,818 Surgeries Last Year

Apr 17, 2017

What makes Spain the world’s leader for an organ transplant? Spain’s healthcare is on hype in directing people’s lives through successful transplants.