120,000 join the donor register
120,000 people have signed up to the Organ Donor Register this week. ITV's From the Heart campaign has taken place during the week of Valentine's Day to raise awareness of organ donation.
'From The Heart' focus on medical technology
In the latest in ITV News' series of reports, From The Heart focuses on the extraordinary medical technology that keeps patients alive - while they wait for the heart transplant they so desperately need.
As ITV News' medical editor Lawrence McGinty reports from Papworth Hospital, the shortage of donors means that it is sometimes a long wait:
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Vincenzo Avanzato: The singing heart patient
Vincenzo has been transformed from a patient so sick he could not wash his face to a man who strides confidently with a gleam in his eye.
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From the Heart: Organ Donation around the world
A look at organ donation rates around the world and how the UK compares.
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From the Heart: A Tonight Special
In a one hour special the Tonight programme investigates the lives of the 10,000 Brits on waiting lists for an organ transplant.