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A 13-year-old girl who died from a brain aneurysm has helped a record eight different people, including five children, through organ donation. Jemima Layzell, from Somerset, who died in 2012, donated her heart, pancreas, lungs, kidneys, small bowel and liver. Jemima's parents said she was...

A 12-year old South Carolina girl with Type 1 diabetes and what her parents describe as an intense allergy to insulin therapy is set to undergo a rarely performed whole pancreas transplant at the University of Minnesota. Jack and Tiffanie Reeves, parents of Emmy, say they will take her on a...

Hundreds of people in the UK have received an organ transplant from someone with a history of cancer, despite many believing you cannot donate if you have had the disease. A total of 272 organ donors across the UK in the past five years had a history of cancer, according to data obtained by the...

New research suggests pretreating cells with a peptide hormone may improve the success rate of pancreatic islet cell transplants, a procedure that holds great promise for curing Type 1 diabetes. The results will be presented Saturday, April 2, at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting, ENDO...

The NHS has partnered with dating app Tinder to raise awareness about organ donations. The app is used to find people a good personality match but for the next fortnight it will also encourage users to become a donor. People who swipe on some pictures on the app will be encouraged to sign up...

A baby that died 74 minutes after birth has become the UK's youngest organ donor. The parents of Hope Lee had known for months she would have a short lifespan due to a brain and skull condition. Emma and Andrew Lee, from Newmarket, agreed Hope's kidneys would be made available for transplant...

The nurse who helped Britain’s youngest organ donor save the life of a stranger has been honoured with a top gong. Angharad Griffiths, 33, played a pivotal role in enabling little Teddy Houlston - born with a fatal condition - to donate his kidneys. The Mirror revealed earlier this year how...