See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Surgeons Resuscitate 'Dead' Heart in Life-Saving Organ Transplant to Baby

Summary
Surgeons at Duke University have resuscitated a 'dead' heart on the operating table after it stopped beating for more than five minutes. The organ was later transplanted into the chest of a three-month-old child, saving their life.

4 Articles

A new method developed in the US to extract the hearts of people who have just died could increase by up to 20% the number of donors available for pediatric transplants of this organ, giving new hope to the families of sick babies waiting on the waiting list to receive this organ, [...] The entry Doctors resurrect a "dead" heart in a transplant that saved the life of a baby was first published in Information Focus.

Two innovative studies were published on July 16, 2025 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Their authors reveal promising heart-giving techniques, which overcome current ethical and financial challenges. Reanimating a heart for an organ donation, this is the prowess that has come to the fore.

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Science Alert broke the news in Australia on Monday, July 21, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)

You have read 1 out of your 5 free daily articles.

Join millions of well-informed readers who use Ground to compare coverage, check their news blindspots, and challenge their worldview.