British scientists claim to be the first in the world to be working on growing human body parts at a laboratory at the University College London, and predict they could ultimately make the need for donated organs a thing of the past.  The research team, led by Professor Alexander Seifalian of the university’s  Department of [Sign in to read the full article...]

New legislation designating April as “Donate Life Month” in New Jersey and requiring the state Treasury Department to include information on organ and tissue donation with state employee’s paychecks during the month was signed into law by Republican Governor Chris Christie.    The law directs the treasury department to put an donor message on paychecks of [Sign in to read the full article...]

A  new investigation by Consumer Reports reveals that while tens of millions of American consumers live with medical devices in their bodies, many of the implants have never been tested for safety and manufacturers are often required to do nothing more than file paperwork and pay a user fee before bringing their products to market.  [Sign in to read the full article...]

The first-ever pediatric living donor liver transplant was performed in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 30, 2012.  The surgery was performed on a 12-year-old male child named Mohammad Yasin, at Shifa International Hospital (SIH) The surgical team was led by Dr. Faisal Saud Dar, a renowned liver transplant surgeon who reportedly abandoned a lucrative career in [Sign in to read the full article...]

Researchers at the University of California Davis Health System close to beginning human clinical trials using an innovative stem cell therapy to fight the virus that causes AIDS.  The safety and efficacy of transplanting anti-HIV stem cells into mice has been demonstrated in mice that represent models of infected patients, according to a paper published [Sign in to read the full article...]