heart transplant
Medicine
First Person to Receive a Pig Heart Transplant has Died
David Bennett Sr., the first man to receive a heart transplant from a pig, passed away just two months after the historic procedure on Tuesday. He was 57 years old.
Bennett received the historic transplant, which used a genetically modified...
Greek News
Cyprus Toddler Refused Organ Transplant Due to Unvaccinated Parents
A Cyprus toddler is being refused a life-saving organ transplant in Germany due to the fact that his parents are unvaccinated.
Due to be transported by air ambulance to Germany for the procedure, the three year old has now been...
Health
Heart Transplant Refused to Unvaccinated Man
DJ Ferguson, a 31 year old unvaccinated man from Boston is lying in a hospital bed in desperate need of a heart transplant -- but doctors refuse to give him one because of his unwillingness to receive a coronavirus...
Health
U.S. Surgeons Perform First Ever Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant
US surgeons have successfully transplanted a heart from a genetically modified pig into a human, the University of Maryland Medical School announced in a statement on Monday.
The historic procedure, which took place last Friday, represents a major milestone for animal...
Australia
Greek-Australian Saved Thanks to First ‘Dead Heart’ Transplant
In August 2008, Greek-Australian journalist Costas Gribilas received the ultimate gift of life.
When the father of young Australian Zammit Doujon found out that his son - who had been gravely injured in an incident outside a Mykonos nightclub in Greece...
Greece
The First Heart Transplant for 2014
The first heart transplant for the new year was held at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery centre, in Athens, Greece. A 56-year-old patient received the transplant from a donor who was hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of Achillopouleio General Hospital in...
Australia
Duzon Zamit’s Heart Beats On
In 2008, when the young Australian Duzon Zamit was fatally injured in Mykonos after an unexpected attack outside a nightclub, everyone was moved by the gift of life transplanted in Greek immigrant Kostas Grimbilas, who since then lives with...
Greece
First Greek Baby Heart Donation Saves Italian Girl
An unfortunate 8-month-old baby died on Sept. 26 in the Intensive Care Unit of Aghia Sophia Hospital in Athens, but through their sadness, the infant's parents accepted the advice of doctors and donated its organs, leading to a life-saving...