Organ donation

Man receives human kidney transplant after surviving 271 days with gene-edited pig organ

Andrews was 66, had end-stage kidney disease, no suitable living donor, and a long anticipated wait time for a deceased donor when he underwent surgery in 2025 to receive a kidney from a pig.

Medical team performing surgery
Three-and-a-half-year-old Rafael and his mother beside the Berlin Heart device following one of the surgeries he underwent at Clalit's Schneider Children's Medical Center.

Kafr Kassem girl's organ saves Jerusalem boy in life-saving heart transplant

Medical team performing surgery

IDF soldier killed in Lebanon's organ donation saves six patients simultaneously

CLALIT SCHNEIDER Children's Medical Center.

Four Israeli children saved in organ transplant marathon


Israel, UAE to swap kidneys in historic life-saving operation

The kidney from Israel will be brought to Abu Dhabi via a private plane, which will promptly fly back to Israel with another kidney in tow for a separate patient.

Sheba Medical Center campus

Drink to Remember: Beer to encourage organ donation

The special edition BeerBazaar Pineapple Pale Ale is dedicated to Karin Ohayon's memory

Beer in honor of Karin Ohayon

Family of girl killed in car crash donate organs to transplant patients

Upon the teenager's death, her family immediately agreed to donate her organs in order to save as many lives as possible.

14-year-old Miril Toema, whose organs were donated in life saving operations after she tragically died in a car crash.

Family of Arab teen shot during riots donate organs, denounce racism

“The family wanted to show that in spite of everything, their response would be humanity,” an uncle of Muhammad Mahmid Qiyan said.

Muhammad Mahmid Qiyan

Arab woman receives life-saving kidney from Jewish Israeli killed in Lod riots

Surgery performed at Hadassah-University Hospital, Ein Kerem

Randa Aweis and Dr. Abed Halaila shortly at Hadassah-University Medical Center shortly after Aweis received a new kidney from Lod lynch victim Yigal Yehoshua.

Jerusalem organization sets a world record for kidney donations

"The 1,000th kidney donation is not just a huge achievement for Matnat Chaim, but for all of Israel. What an amazing accomplishment to serve all Israelis."

Rachel Heber visiting Hagay Harel, donor of Matnat Chaim's 1,000th kidney transplant, at Tel Hashomer.

At Weizmann Institute, friends learn about 'fetuses, mice, organs'

This was the first in-person gathering of the Israeli Friends Association of the Weizmann Institute of Science since the coronavirus pandemic hit Israel

Prof. Shimshon Harel and Prof. Yakoub Hanna

Millionth person signs Adi organ donor card

The Adi card represents signees' willingness to donate their organs after their deaths.

Asi Rosenberg, 42, signs millionth Adi card

A writer shares his organ transplant experience during the pandemic

Celebrating a creative pandemic year that began with a new used kidney

WRITING ABOUT one’s health publicly can have a similar effect.

Israeli doctors develop ‘pig-human’ hybrid organ for transplant

There have been many attempts to implant animal organs in humans, however there have been very acute rejections. Dr. Shahar Cohen of Beilinson Hospital thinks that this time it will be different.

Dr. Shahar Cohen.