Aside from everyday functions of chewing, swallowing, talking, tasting and showing dissatisfaction, the tongue has new uses such as steering wheelchairs and helping blind people see.

Transplant patients worldwide face shortfall of organs. Spain’s transplant coordination network has helped it become global leader.

A North Carolina woman who desperately needs a new kidney has turned to newspaper ads and the internet for help.

A woman once told she would never have children, gave birth to a baby girl, thanks to an ovary transplant. Doctor who performed the first of its kind surgery, are now looking into how might benefit other women in the future. For the first time ever, doctors successfully completed a whole ovary transplant on a woman from London.