Katie Stubblefield is the youngest recipient of a face transplant in the United States. Her story of resilience is the new cover of National Geographic.        

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  • Family out thousands after the National Foundation for Transplants announces closure
    WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A Wilmington family has many unanswered questions and struggles to pay their bills after raising thousands of dollars through the National Foundation of Transplants for ...
    04/24/2024 - 12:24 pm | View Link
  • Woman becomes 1st patient to undergo combined heart pump implant, pig kidney transplant
    A 54-year-old woman from New Jersey became the first patient to undergo a combined heart pump implant and pig kidney transplant.
    04/24/2024 - 2:07 am | View Link
  • Organ donor recipient doing well 2 years after transplant
    Mark Lott was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2005. Years later, in 2020, he found out he was in end-stage renal failure. It wasn’t until Jan. 18, 2022, that he found his match and received a ...
    04/14/2024 - 11:33 am | View Link
  • Local heart transplant recipient reflects on importance of organ donation
    Elaine McDevitt was given a new lease on life.That’s all thanks to the actions of one man who chose to become an organ donor at his local DMV.Nearly a decade ago, McDevitt was diagnosed with ...
    04/14/2024 - 6:58 am | View Link
  • Double-lung transplant recipient finds second wind in life thanks to organ donation
    It was a little bit complex, and I think a little bit complex because of how sick he was,” said Dr. Kenneth McCurry.
    04/12/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
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