A Pennsylvania woman made history after becoming the state’s oldest organ donor and the US’s third-oldest after her death at age 97, according to a report. Peggy Fields decided to become an organ donor later in life — and marked state history by giving the gift of her liver to a woman in Florida after … Read more
A sperm donor whose samples helped conceive nearly 200 children across Europe unknowingly carried a cancer-causing genetic mutation — a hidden risk now tied to multiple childhood illnesses and early deaths. An investigation led by the BBC and many other public service broadcasters revealed that the donations were made to Denmark’s European Sperm Bank (ESB). Those donations … Read more
A Michigan man died of rabies he contracted after receiving a kidney transplant from a donor who became infected — and later died — while rescuing a kitten from a rabid skunk, according to health officials. The unidentified patient received the Idaho donor’s left kidney during a December 2024 transplant in Ohio — only to … Read more
Francia Raisa can’t keep her feelings to herself. And it’s a good thing the actress, 37, is speaking out, as she shut down speculation that their is a feud between herself and Selena Gomez. Raisa previously donated her kidney to the pop star, 33, after Gomez’s kidneys were failing due to complications from lupus. Francia Raisa addresses … Read more
A man’s Facebook plea for a liver donor attracted the attention of a high-school acquaintance he hadn’t spoken to in 20 years. In April 2024, after experiencing appetite loss and losing 15 pounds in a month, Steven Register, 42, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, according to news agency SWNS. Doctors told the former … Read more
One man is taking “be fruitful and multiply” to a whole new level. Rob Albon has devoted his life to supporting a controversial effort by the world’s richest person, Elon Musk. Albon, who lives in a modest home in England, has nowhere near the wealth or name-recognition of the tech billionaire, but he has thoroughly … Read more
What a “jerk.” A German reality TV star who dated the world’s most famous sperm donor Kyle Gordy has called the relationship a “nightmare,” citing his rudeness and refusal to stop knocking up other women. “He’s a good guy, but he lacks relationship experience,” Annika Phillips, 39, said of her failed fling with the human … Read more
One of Brooklyn’s most famous pizza men cooked up a miracle for a customer in need. When Mark Iacono, owner of wood-fired-pizza institution Lucali in Carroll Gardens, learned his patron and friend Theo Alano, 54, was suffering from end-stage kidney disease, he was devastated. Desperate to help in some way, Iacono shared a post with … Read more
Ain’t it heavy. Musician Melissa Etheridge has revealed the real reason why Brat Pitt wasn’t the sperm donor for her kids. “He was a friend of mine a long time ago. People would say, who is Brad Pitt to you? And I’d say, ‘Well, he’s the father of my children’ or something. I would joke … Read more
David Crosby was a sperm donor to more than just Melissa Etheridge. Etheridge, 63, revealed in a new interview that the late musician — who is the biological father of two of her kids — has even more children from donating his sperm to other couples. “We’re still finding kids from David Crosby out in … Read more
A UK medical writer who doesn’t think she wants to have children has donated 88 eggs to help four couples start families. Alex Webster, 31, hatched a plan after discovering in 2016 that her friend needed donor eggs to conceive. Feeling inspired and wanting to help other women in the same situation, she contacted the … Read more
A Maryland woman who was conceived via sperm donation recently took a DNA test and discovered that she has 65 brothers and sisters all over North America. Brenna Siperko, a 20-year-old who was raised Ellicott City, Maryland, had known for most of her life that she was a sperm donor baby, but only recently found out how … Read more
Celibate good times, c’mon. A UK woman who swore off sex 11 years ago gave birth in a unique way — by artificially inseminating herself with a $30 sperm kit she purchased online. “It’s worked out bizarrely well,” Verity Jones, 35, told SWNS of her sex-less conception, which occurred in December 2011 after she obtained … Read more