Transplant Coverage

Striking the right chord: How a kidney transplant changed a local musician's life

Striking the right chord: How a kidney transplant changed a local musician's life

Striking the right chord: How a kidney transplant changed a local musician's life

Jason Adamo was making pasta in the kitchen for his kids, when he received the call of a lifetime. He got a kidney donor.

Daniela Cazares, 2024 CBC-UNC Diversity Fellow

Duke Health marks 13th double-lung transplant

Taylor Stephenson, a 26-year-old patient with cystic fibrosis, underwent a third double-lung transplant at Duke University Hospital.

Woman recovering after receiving her third double-lung transplant at Duke Health

Taylor Stephenson, a 26-year-old patient with cystic fibrosis, underwent a third double-lung transplant at Duke University Hospital.

Grace Hayba, WRAL health reporter

More people need transplants than there are organ donors. Pigs might be a solution

The need for more transplant organs is immense and growing. Some scientists think animal organs might be a good way to increase the supply.

By Jen Christensen, CNN

New Duke Health heart surgery saves child's life and will save many others

At just 18 days old, Owen Monroe made history when surgeons at Duke Children's Hospital made him the first person in the world to receive a partial heart transplant.

Duke breakthrough: Transplanted parts of heart are growing along with child

A year after doctors at Duke Health transplanted some valves and arteries into the heart of a sick child, they announced success on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

WRAL Staff

Awaiting a life-saving gift: 9-year-old boy desperately needs kidney transplant

A local boy is hoping the season of giving can save his life. Mason Combs needs a kidney and has been on the transplant list for more than a month.

Carly Haynes, WRAL reporter

Raleigh man needs another kidney donor, makes plea for others with the same need

A Raleigh couple is now desperately seeking a kidney donation for themselves or anyone else who needs it.

New method of heart transplantation could increase supply of donor hearts, new study shows

Duke's heart center played a significant role in the advance, which is likely to become the new standard of care.

Rick Armstrong, WRAL photojournalist

Daughter donates liver to save mother's life

The procedure took place at UNC Health and the Stiehls say this liver transplant has allowed them to bond more than they have in years.

Destinee Patterson, WRAL reporter

Just in time for Mothers Day, Fayetteville mother receives donated liver from daughter

Just in time for Mother's Day, a Fayetteville daughter donated her liver to her mother. The procedure took place at UNC Health and the Stiehls say this liver transplant has allowed them to bond more than they have in years.

Newborn saved with first-of-its-kind heart transplant at Duke

In April, a team performed what is believed to be the world's first partial heart transplant on Owen Monroe, who was born with truncus arteriosus, a condition where the two main heart arteries were fused together.

Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer

World's first partial heart transplant performed at Duke

A 17-day-old newborn recently had a first-of-its kind surgery at Duke Health to repair a heart defect.

FDA approves a device to help patients in need of heart transplant

The list of Americans in need of a heart transplant has grown longer and longer each year, with advancements in transplantation failing to keep pace with need. But the FDA has now approved a device that could help shift that balance, thanks to several years of important research, and patients willing to try.

Son-to-mother liver transplant strengthens bond

The hunt for a liver disease cure continues for researchers at the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health. A recent gift of $104 million is accelerating that effort. that could help future patients like Karen Luper.

Man who received first genetically-modified pig hart transplant dies two months after surgery

On March 8, the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) confirmed that the first person to receive a genetically modified pig heart transplant has died.

NC baby boy happy, healthy after potentially historic procedures at Duke Hospital

An infant's journey at Duke University Hospital has brought on a potential breakthrough moment in how future surgeons could deal with heart problems in babies.

Ryan Bisesi, WRAL multiplatform producer

'I can't help him again.' Charlotte man loses recently transplanted kidney in crash

A Charlotte man thought his health was turning around after he received a kidney from his wife. But he lost the organ in a car accident on the way home from the hospital.

WSOC staff

Greenville area woman becomes first UNC patient to undergo a double lung transplant after severe case of COVID-19

Since the start of the pandemic, countless people have lost their lives to COVID-19. Tolishia Alexander was almost one of them. On August 10, 2021, she became the first UNC patient to undergo a double lung transplant due to COVID-19.

Rick Armstrong, WRAL photojournalist

Three shots and 1 booster later, this man has little protection against Covid-19

Double-masking, staying at home nearly 24/7 and rarely seeing people beyond his wife are still the way of life for kidney transplant recipient Andrew Linder, even after many in the United States are living like the pandemic has ended.

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN

Need for liver transplants due to heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, study finds

The need for liver transplants because of heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday.

By Jen Christensen, CNN

Some hospitals requiring COVID-19 vaccine for organ transplant

Health systems in states including Colorado and Washington have already removed unvaccinated candidates from lists of potential transplant recipients.

Teen taking advantage of second chance at life after transplant

Given only days to live as an infant because of an enlarged heart, a Burlington teen is set to graduate high school next month and pursue the dreams both he and his mother have.

Five years after heart transplant, Burlington teen set to graduate

Given only days to live as an infant because of an enlarged heart, a Burlington teen is set to graduate high school next month and pursue the dreams both he and his mother have.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter