transplantation of organs, tissues, etc

Second year surgical resident Abby DiMatteo stumbles onto a horrifying conspiracy when a wealthy patient who has just had a heart transplant becomes ill and Abby, in trying to treat the woman, discovers the donor records have been falsified.

When candy striper Megan meets seventeen-year-old Donovan she finds herself getting involved in his life. He shares with Megan his secret that an anonymous benefactor has granted him one last wish and that he needs her help.

Sixteen-year-old Emerson Watts, an advanced placement student with a disdain for fashion, is the recipient of a "whole body transplant" and finds herself transformed into one of the world's most famous teen supermodels.

An illustrated exploration of scientific advances in transplantation and regeneration of organs, tissues, and other body parts that discusses how the body is organized, potential problems with transplants, stem cells, and other related topics.

Thirteen essays present opposing arguments on issues regarding organ donation and transplants, including the policy of presumed consent, compensation for donation, cloning humans, tissue engineering, animal-to-human transplants, and artificial organs.

Brian, whose younger brother Jamey has leukemia, feels frightened, confused, and neglected by his parents; but he finds some comfort when he donates bone marrow to his brother.

When Darcy's older brother David is killed in a terrible accident, Darcy's parents decide to donate his heart for transplant, and Darcy becomes obsessed with finding the person who received his heart, believing that if she can find his heart, she will find her brother.

Fourteen-year-old Dawn Rochelle, her leukemia in remission, makes up for lost time going to summer camp and helping her brother plan his wedding, but she begins to wonder if she is going to live to see fifteen when the cancer comes back.

Discusses the progress made in the field of organ transplants, how and to whom the process is done, and the ethical questions transplants raise.

Studious, socially conscious Emerson Watts learns startling news about the family of Nikki Howard, the teen supermodel into whose body Emerson's brain was transplanted by the nefarious Stark corporation.