All news on the topic: Organ donation

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust’s renal unit hosted a celebration for Sue Westhead and Robert Hughes who both were celebrating 50 years since their life changing kidney transplants

Tumours were spotted on Mandy Ambert's liver and after chemotherapy, the magazine editor underwent a rare "domino" operation in a Birmingham hospital to have a recycled organ

Harry Johnson, 18, dreams of becoming a doctor after seeing the "fabulous" care his brother had when he had a heart transplant and is now in the first year of university studying medicine

The Liver Trust says 90 per cent of disease cases can be prevented by staying a healthy weight, drinking less alcohol and treating and preventing hepatitis

A 4-year-old's emotional journey to receive a heart transplant ended in tragedy as he unfortunately passed away just a mere day after receiving the important surgery

Jack Pridmore has been on the transplant list since July, but is yet to find a donor, so he has put out a desperate appeal to help treat his auto-immune condition

Amelia's mum says she would love for next Christmas to be spent as a family at home

Kamil Chmieleski is desprately searching for someone to help his youngest son Alex, who was diagnosed with end stage kidney disease and is now waiting for a transplant

Louis Jones underwent gruelling heart surgery at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital months after he was born premature, and spent most of his short life so far on a neonatal ward

George Wathey is one of the UK's youngest patients waiting for a heart transplant at just three weeks old - mum Emma is desperate to find him a donor before it's too late

A team of Japanese researchers has discovered that leg size and strength correlates with a reduced risk of developing heart disease - so having bigger or more muscular legs could lower your risk

Andy Cole left Newcastle for Manchester United in a shock British record deal after falling out with Kevin Keegan but his transfer to St James' Park produced an even stranger story

Little girl Evie Green, who has dilated cardiomyopathy, is loving receiving messages from people after her mum requested people send cards not presents to Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital

Ralph Tathum, three, first complained of a tummy ache and a ultrasound later discovered he had cancer and now requires a multi-organ transplant with a possible answer in the US

The NHS is at breaking point as a consequence of years of underfunding and this Government’s failure to provide more beds, more staff, and fix the crisis in social care.

Beatrix Adamson-Archbold needed a mechanical Berlin heart to keep her alive for 14 months - but her life has been saved thanks to a heart transplant, her parents have said

Dyer, 44, played for Newcastle and West Ham during his playing career but was struggling to find a donor to keep him alive before finally undergoing a transplant in September

David 'Davey' Bauer, 34, appeared in good health before he was told he needed a double lung transplant - however his surgery took an innovative twist when plastic surgeons became involved

Bren McFarlane, who it was believed took his own life, waited three weeks for a bed at a secure mental health unit in Blackpool, Lancashire, despite a psychiatrist assessing him

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This week alone two of our campaigns were won: the Government U-turned on its plans to shut almost all railway ticket offices and the sale of XL Bully dogs will be banned

Louie Noman, 17, has ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) and struggles to eat certain foods, which caused him to need an emergency liver transplant

Sergio and Emma Petrucci were awarded MBEs for their fundraising after daughter Luna had life-saving heart surgery, and they back the Mirror’s campaign for ­defibrillators in public

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