North Texas girl turns heart transplant journey into message of hope

After months waiting for a new heart, 9-year-old Penny found hope through music—and a second chance at life.

• Apr 20

Alabama woman becomes longest-living recipient of pig organ transplant

Towana Looney of Alabama has become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant.

• Jan 25, 2025

Man undergoes world's first eye transplant after electrical accident

Aaron James lost most of his face in a 2021 work accident where he accidentally touched a live wire.

• Nov 9, 2023

Man pushing through "tough" physical therapy after pig heart transplant

Lawrence Faucette, a 58-year-old Maryland man​, is the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig.

• Oct 20, 2023

Irving pastor donates kidney as a rare 1 in 100,000 match to churchgoer's granddaughter

"I heard a presentation about the need for kidney donation. It set off something in my heart, to provide that gift for someone," Pastor Shane Webb said.

• Oct 4, 2023

Daughter helps Frisco man get kidney transplant through donor exchange

After waiting for nearly two decades to find a match, a Frisco man is finally about to receive a new kidney thanks to his daughter's hard work and a new organ donation program.

• Feb 22, 2023

Probe finds failures in organ transplant system: "There's people dying"

"A lot of dialysis patients are sitting around like me just wondering, 'When will we get the call?'" said LaQuayia Goldring, who has been waiting seven years for a kidney transplant.

• Nov 11, 2022