Transplants
latest news & developments
What you need to know about SA’s historic liver transplant from an HIV-positive donor
How could a baby get an organ from a person living with HIV and not automatically contract the virus? The experts weigh in.
Coral transplant raises hope over the survival of the Barrier Reef
Coral bred in one part of the Great Barrier Reef was successfully transplanted into another area in a project that could restore damaged ecosystems
Saving baby Zia from a rare disease
A procedure new to SA has allowed a young mother to give part of her liver to save her son.
Transplants, tragedy and the true kindness of strangers
Organ donations are rare in SA: donors and the specialists needed to do transplants are few. But awareness increases as more lives are being saved.
Patient delighted after world’s first full arm transplants
The world’s only recipient of two full arms in a transplant appeared in public on Wednesday to talk about the success of the procedure.
German doctors perform world’s first two-arm transplant
A German medical team said on Friday it had performed what it called the world’s first transplant of two full arms.