PHILADELPHIA -- 8-year-old Zion Harvey told his doctors he wanted to throw a football. It was almost impossible, because Zion had lost his hands and feet to an infection several years ago. But he may ...

July 7, 2003 — Editor's Note: A French-Italian team performed the first hand transplant in September 1998, but the hand had to be removed after 23 months because the patient was not compliant with ...

Zion Harvey lost his hands and feet because of an infection at age 2. — -- The youngest recipient of a dual hand transplant may be through his surgery, but the real test of the transplant’s ...

BALTIMORE -- The first child in the world to undergo a double hand transplant threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Baltimore Orioles - Texas Rangers game Tuesday night. Nine-year-old Zion ...

Pennyslvania father lost both hands in a tractor acccident. March 15, 2010— -- A Harrisburg, Pa., man who lost both hands in a farming accident is now recovering after having become the first man ...

A woman who lived without hands or legs for eight years after a sepsis infection turned her limbs black, can now finally hold her granddaughter's hand thanks to a life changing transplant. Kim Smith ...