If all goes according to plan, cancer survivor Kyle Garlett will compete in October’s Ford Ironman World Championship, a grueling triathlon made up of a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile run. And he’ll do it with another man’s heart pumping in his chest
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Girl’s heart heals itself 10 years after transplant
Hannah Clark is a 16-year-old with a shy laugh and a love of animals.
Pastry chef receives double hand transplant
Jeff Kepner just wanted to hold his 13-year-old daughter’s hand again.
How gunshot survivor became first to receive face transplant
Doctors chose a woman who survived a shotgun wound to her face as the first recipient of a face transplant after treating her for nearly four years. Connie Culp knew of the Cleveland Clinic’s interest in face transplants and approached the medical staff, doctors said at a news conference Tuesday. Dr.
Hospital announces second U.S. face transplant completed
Doctors at a Boston hospital expressed optimism Friday that a man not yet fully awake after undergoing the second partial face transplant in the nation would recover fully.