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Baby receives world first ‘heart-thymus’ transplant

A baby has received the world’s first heart transplant combined with a thymus implant – a procedure which has the potential to change the future of organ transplants. Easton Sinnamon is said to be “thriving” after the procedure, which it is hoped ...

08 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Sisters look forward to ‘normal’ festive season after heart transplant ops

Two sisters who both had heart transplants are looking forward to celebrating their first normal festive season in years after making full recoveries. Allison Kerr and Karen Owens were diagnosed with the genetic heart condition familial dilated ...

23 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Record number of heart transplants carried out in Scotland last year

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Record number of heart transplants carried in Scotland out last year

Specialist doctors in Scotland have carried out a record number of heart transplants in the past year, the Scottish Government has said. Medics at the Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service (SNAHFS) at the Golden Jubilee Hospital in ...

24 Apr 2023 at 13:33

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Man who was on deathbed now living dream as stand-up comic thanks to heart transplant from ‘lad taken in prime of life’

A university lecturer has been inspired to “seize life” and become a stand-up comedian after being given a “second chance” thanks to a heart transplant, saying “I also owe it to that lad who was taken in the prime of his life”. Dan Ward, 42, ...

05 Sept 2023 at 12:28

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Doctor who had heart transplant at 29 gets engaged at spot where she suggested her ashes be scattered

A doctor who underwent a heart transplant at the age of 29 after her heart function dropped to just 12 per cent says she now relates “more than ever” to her patients, and celebrated her transplant anniversary by getting engaged to her ...

18 Jan 2024 at 11:43

Longest-surviving heart transplant patient breaks world record

The longest-surviving heart transplant patient, who underwent his operation in England, has been recognised by Guinness World Records. Bert Janssen, 57, from the Netherlands, has survived 39 years with the donor heart he received at ...

08 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Testing for ‘zombie cells’ could boost number of hearts for transplant – study

A blood test that looks for so-called “zombie cells” could boost the number of hearts available for transplant, new research suggests. Currently, hearts from donors aged over 65 are not accepted for donation due to the likelihood ...

05 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Scot tackles 100km desert trek two years after heart transplant

A man is set to attempt a 100km trek through the Sahara Desert, two years after receiving a life-saving heart transplant. Fraser Wilson, 48, underwent the transplant in 2023 when his health deteriorated as a result of a genetic ...

16 May 2025 at 00:01

Transplant patients mark 10 years of pioneering surgery with non-beating hearts

Heart transplant patients who underwent a pioneering form of surgery have reunited with the medics who saved their lives to mark the 10th anniversary of the first operation of its kind. A group of 20 patients returned to the ...

11 Apr 2025 at 16:39

Pig’s liver transplanted to human in world first

Medics have transplanted a pig liver into a human in a world first. The patient, a 71-year-old man, lived for almost half a year after the procedure. The man’s own liver had irreversible scarring caused by a hepatitis B ...

09 Oct 2025 at 05:01

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