All news on the topic: Organ donation

Tiny Jaxon Barnes had a hard stomach which his mum Hayley thought was cramp but she was about to find out the harrowing truth and is unsure of what the future holds for him

Jaxon Barnes, 2, was taken to hospital after his mother noticed that he had a hard stomach in August 2022. The right side of Jaxon's stomach was hard but the tot wasn't in any pain

A man has cut ties with his parents who claim their first cousin marriage hasn't hurt anybody - but he says he was born with physical and mental defects due to their inbreeding

Joseph Higginson, 27, from Greater Manchester was having a takeaway with his family when he suffered an allergic reaction to a chicken curry. His sister tried using an EpiPen but he did not respond

Mechanic Joseph Higginson from Bury, Greater Manchester, died days after a mouthful of a butter chicken curry triggered a fatal allergic reaction due to a nut allergy which had evolved without him realising

Florence-Ivy Langton will get a shot at life thanks to an anonymous donor who came forward agreeing to a liver donation following a Mirror campaign, with the four-month-old undergoing the transplant at Leeds Children's Hospital

The 2p cut in National Insurance is unlikely to woo voters ahead of the next general election - with those earning under £27,000 still losing out from the changes

There is currently a critical shortage of child organ donors, meaning that some British families and children in desperate need spend years on the waiting list for life-saving donations that never materialise

Whilst most types of liver disease don't cause any side-effects in the early stages, a little-known symptom can present itself when the liver has become damaged and scarred

Florence-Ivy Langton is in intensive care in Leeds Children's Hospital and in desperate need of a liver transplant. Her parents say she has never given up and nor will they

Millie Healey, 12 - who was born with one lung and half a working heart - underwent one of the most complex procedures ever performed, described by mum Kerry as a 'miracle'

Michael Welsh was given CPR by his son and two daughters after he suffered a cardiac arrest in his sleep and they saved his life

Madison Pietz, 25, tragically lost her son Waylon, four, after a chest of drawers fell on him but has become great friends with the family of the little girl who received his bowel in a life-saving operation

The family of four-year-old Evie Green have told of their agonising wait for her life-saving heart transplant as they urged people to sign up to the donor register

Is it any surprise thousands of nurses quit last year while universities have seen a major fall in students applying for nursing degrees after years of being underpaid and undervalued?

Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi, 35, has been on the run since the horrific incident on Wednesday January 31 which left 12 people injured - with ex-PCC Martyn Underhill suspecting he is likely now abroad

Holly Thorpe donated a part of her liver to Mary Dickinson, a now nine-month-old baby who became the recipient of the UK’s first ever emergency altruistic living organ liver donation

Every day, 22 people in the UK will develop kidney failure, and many of them won’t have spotted any symptoms until their renal issues were fairly advanced - Jane Symons has the lowdown

Union leader Mark Serwotka tells Kevin Maguire how his career and life were jeopardised when his heart was damaged in 2000 after catching a virus his dog got from a dead fox

Paul McVeigh, from Glasgow, has helped transform the life of a man his age after donating his kidney - something he was inspired to do following a conversation with his wife

Frances Kavanagh, 44, was diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer that had already spread to her lymph nodes - after doctors failed to flag abnormalities in her smear tests

Ashley Overfield and Jakob Haddix are urgently seeking a double lung transplant for their 2-month-old daughter, Kylie, diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening lung disorder

Jackson Allard was told he had a 1% chance of living after using electronic cigarettes so much he needed a double lung transplant - with the procedure saving his life

A woman who donated her kidney to a man had the favour returned when his wife's kidney was used as a transplant for the original donor's brother

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust’s renal unit hosted a celebration for Sue Westhead and Robert Hughes who both were celebrating 50 years since their life changing kidney transplants