Organ donation/Transplants

Vietnam scraps child organ donor proposal after backlash

Some questioned if children could understand complex medical, legal and ethical issues.

More step forward to donate bone marrow in Singapore

Psychiatrist and recovered transplant recipient Daniel Kwek taking part in the 2.5km Walk the Talk walkathon organised by Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP) at Bidadari Park on Oct 31.

In a first, a pig kidney kept a patient alive until he got a human one

Tim Andrews received a genetically modified pig kidney on Jan 25, 2025, and lived with it for nine months.

Medical Mysteries

Dad overhauls his lifestyle to become a living liver donor for his toddler with rare condition

Service staff Noel Joshua Selvanathan with his son Isaiah Luiz Noel, who was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Alagille Syndrome.

Norway Crown Princess discharged from hospital after lung transplant

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018.

More young adults in Singapore sign up as bone marrow donors

Thaarmin Thana Rajan is among a growing number of young adults joining the Bone Marrow Donor Programme.

Ultrasound procedure for liver cancer saves grandfather’s place on transplant waiting list

Brian Goh (left), principal investigator of the Histotripsy for Ablation of Liver Tumours study, and NCCS director of interventional oncology Too Chow Wei (right) with Mahamood Ahamed, a patient who underwent histotripsy.

Singapore surgeon treats severe eye damage using mouth tissue, donated stem cells

Housewife Fikriyah Mohamad Nor (left) and shipping agent Sunari (right) suffered from Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, an allergic reaction to a medication, which resulted in ocular diseases affecting their eyes. They were treated by senior consultant from the Cornea and External Eye Disease Depatment at SNEC Ong Hon Shing.

Norway’s crown princess placed on list for lung transplant, palace says

Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018.

Growing number of liver transplant patients linked to obesity and diabetes, instead of hepatitis B

Lian Pooh Kim, 60, who underwent a liver transplant in 2024, pictured at their home on March 27, 2026.

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