An artificial heart or stopping treatments, the doctors' dilemma
Doctors face a critical decision regarding whether to pursue an artificial heart for a child waiting for a transplant or to halt treatments due to deteriorating conditions.
Child awaiting heart transplant in Naples, mother Patrizia with a teddy bear: 'He's a warrior, I won't give up'
A mother in Naples expresses hope and resilience as her two-year-old son awaits a heart transplant, highlighting the challenges they face and the emotional support they receive.
Face transplant will rebuild the faces of accident victims
AIIMS New Delhi has launched a face transplant program for patients with severely damaged faces, marking a significant advancement in the availability of such treatments in India.
Woman gets face transplant after horror insect bite in the Canary Islands
A woman named Carmen has received a face transplant following a severe bacterial infection caused by an insect bite in the Canary Islands, with the transplant donated by a woman who had sought euthanasia.
Spain achieves the world's first facial transplant from a donor who received assisted death in Vall d'Hebron
In an unprecedented medical milestone, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona successfully performed the world's first partial face transplant from a donor who chose assisted death and voluntarily offered her face before dying.
Spain performs a pioneering facial transplant from a donor who requested assisted death
A hospital in Barcelona has conducted a groundbreaking facial transplant where the donor had requested to donate their face before assisted death, setting a global precedent in reconstructive surgery and organ management.
World First in Barcelona: Face Transplant from Woman Who Underwent Euthanasia
A hospital in Barcelona has achieved a groundbreaking face transplant, the first of its kind, with the donor having voluntarily donated her face prior to euthanasia.
The world's first face transplant from a donor who died by euthanasia: this is how the woman looks
A woman in Barcelona underwent the world's first face transplant using a donor who died by euthanasia, making medical history alongside the hospital where the first such operation was performed.
Insect bite on the face caused death of cells and tissues, and a partial transplant was performed
A team of professionals at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona conducted the world's first partial face transplant using tissue from a donor who chose euthanasia, following an infection from an insect bite that severely damaged the recipient's facial tissue.
Spain performs face transplant from euthanized donor
Spain has conducted the world's first face transplant from a person who chose euthanasia, involving complex tissue grafting and a team of about 100 specialists at Vall d'Hebron hospital in Barcelona.
Facial transplant: Woman offers her own face for donation before dying in Spain
A pioneering facial transplant was performed in Barcelona where the donor voluntarily offered her face for donation prior to assisted dying.
Spanish doctors performed a face transplant from a patient awaiting euthanasia
A hospital in Barcelona has conducted the world's first face transplant using a donor who chose assisted dying, involving around 100 specialists in the operation.
Face transplant from a donor woman who underwent assisted suicide in Spain
A groundbreaking face transplant was performed at a hospital in Barcelona using the face of a woman who had undergone assisted suicide, marking a first in history according to the transplant coordinator, Elizabeth Navas.
First Face Transplant Performed in Spain
A groundbreaking face transplant, the first in the world where the donor voluntarily offered her face prior to assisted dying, was successfully conducted at Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona during the fall of 2025.
First face transplant in the world thanks to a donor who received euthanasia: 'I have found a light'
The Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona achieved a medical milestone by performing the world's first partial face transplant from a donor who underwent euthanasia.
First face transplant from a donor who died after euthanasia
The first face transplant using organs from a donor who underwent euthanasia has helped a recipient regain a normal life after losing facial tissue due to an infection.
Vall d’Hebron successfully performs the world's first face transplant from a donor who received euthanasia
Vall d’Hebron hospital in Barcelona completes the world's first face transplant from a euthanasia donor to help restore the face of a woman severely disfigured by bacterial infection.