Organ donation
Four Israeli children saved in organ transplant marathon
The four transplants were a liver into a 9-year-old girl; a kidney into an 18-year-old woman; another kidney into a two-and-a-half-year-old boy; and a heart into a three-and-half-year-old.
'Always put others first': IDF reservist who died while on leave saves four with organ transplants
January sets record for organ transplants in Israel with 54 procedures
History in Israel: Rabin Medical performs countries 1,000th lung transplant
MK Tropper sues Likud activists who called him 'pedophile'
A known Likud activist on TikTok called Tropper a 'stinking pedophile' and claimed he had donated a kidney only because he was exposed.
Uber driver donates kidney to passenger, sparking lifelong friendship
An Uber driver donated his kidney to a passenger, forever changing the trajectory of an elderly dialysis patient's life.
Terror victims Yagel, Hallel Yaniv's corneas donated to four Israelis
The parents of the murdered brothers decided soon after the attack to donate their corneas - now they will give eyesight to four other persons.
Record high number of organ transplants in Israel in 2022
This year saw an increase in cooperation with foreign countries like Austria, the Czech Republic and the Emirates in the exchange of kidneys.
Doctors 'resuscitate' and successfully transplant non-viable liver
Hagai Vyacheslav needed a liver transplant but couldn't receive one because he was considered too high risk of getting sick again.
Simhat Torah: Meet the Israeli nonprofits providing 'Torah happiness'
They may be ‘nonprofits,’ but there’s lots of reward in doing good & saving lives. Here are a few of my favorites.
Family donates corneas of soldier killed last week, restores sight for two
The two recipients, both in their 80s, were Binyamin Goren and Aviva Ra’anan, whose new corneas restored their sight.
Donated heart accidentally damaged before transplant at Sheba
A medical staff member accidentally put the donated organ into the wrong preservative, making it impossible to transplant.
Israeli hospital sets record with dozen kidney, liver transplants in two weeks
A dozen kidney and liver transplants in less than two weeks earns Hadassah in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem a new Israeli record.
Terror victim Eytam Magini leaves the gift of sight after death
How does organ donation in Israel work, and how does one become an organ donor?
