LEX 18 has been following Malia's journey as she waited for a new heart amid her battle with cardiomyopathy. She is set to receive a new heart, according to the Facebook page "Malia's heart journey."

Holly Campbell from New York and Kim Scadlock, who once lived in Oregon, share a bond born from heartbreak. Scadlock’s son, Beckham, was born with a severe heart defect. Doctors said his only chance of survival was a transplant.

Of the 285 heart transplant recipients, 72% were men. After transplantation, women had better outcomes at both 1 year (92.2% vs 89.3%) and 2 years (90% vs 83.9%), whereas men had a higher mortality rate (hazard ratio, 1.89; 95% CI, 0.88-4.04).

A top heart transplant hospital was found in a confidential review to have denied transplants to suitable patients and recorded mortality rates much higher than other services, amid entrenched dysfunction and failure to carry out routine reviews of patient outcomes.

With heart-shaped balloons in hand and greeted with joyous applause from teachers and students, Josie Navarez started first grade on Tuesday.

THE Internet is abuzz with talk that martial arts superstar Jet Li (pic) has recently received a heart transplant from a young monk – the reason for his vitality despite his age.

Former VP Dick Cheney died Nov. 3 of complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Here's what we know so far about funeral services.