The first transplant was performed in 1939 in Japan with single scalp hairs. In the following decades, physicians developed the “plug” technique. This involves transplanting large tufts of hair.

What is a bone marrow transplant? Bone marrow transplant (BMT) is a special therapy for patients with certain cancers or other diseases. A bone marrow transplant involves taking cells that are ...

A nonprofit that collects donated organs and transports them to transplant patients around the U.S. used its airplanes for other purposes, including travel for employees and for fundraisers.

Thank you for your interest in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Program. We aim to provide comprehensive training in transplant nephrology to feed the ...

With a series of Instagram posts in September 2017, Selena Gomez shared that she’d undergone a kidney transplant at just 24, due to lupus-related organ damage. The announcement sent a shock wave ...

A surgical team at NYU Langone Health has performed the first fully robotic double lung transplant in the world. The procedure marks a breakthrough in the potential of robotic surgery and ...

Forestry England, responsible for managing England’s publicly owned forests, has transplanted mycorrhizal fungi from ancient woodland to a newly planted site in North Yorkshire, in the hope that ...

Pfaff, 30, is now one of just several dozen people in the world who have successfully received a life-changing face transplant. Among them are Aaron James, who received the world’s first whole ...

There are many good reasons to transplant: A plant failing to bloom as it once did indicates transplanting may be in order. If you find your daylilies or other perennials blooming less each year ...