Experimental transplants with organs from gene-edited pigs see major steps forward
On Friday, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced that a 66-year-old New Hampshire man had successfully received ...
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‘Waiting for the Gift of Life’: Transplant recipient encourages others to become organ donors
Just 28% of Black people on the national waiting list received a transplant, as opposed to 48% of white people. Experts say ...
FDA approves pig organ transplant trials for patients with kidney failure
The first clinical trials using organs from genetically modified pigs offer hope to patients with kidney failure, who face a ...
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The Organ Transplantation System Is Inequitable. Modernized Data Can Help Fix That
In the absence of accessible, integrated, multidimensional patient data, the organ transplant system will remain both highly ...
The amazing story of how a cooler and app have transformed organ transplants
What started as a conversation about a new app, became a story about how new technology from a company called Paragonix has transformed organ transplants.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...
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The science behind the first pig-organ transplant trial in humans
The small trial will help to establish whether kidneys from genetically modified pigs can be transplanted into people safely and effectively.
F.D.A. Approves Studies of Pig Organ Transplants for Kidney Patients
The research offers hope to tens of thousands of patients with kidney failure who are on a long waiting list for an organ ...
Everyone deserves access to a life-saving organ transplant
Three days into my medical career, my first patient died. She was a 27-year-old who succumbed to an autoimmune liver disease. She had been denied a liver transplant for years because she was uninsured ...
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Around 700 Nevadans wait for organ transplants, here’s how to register as a donor
National Donor Day is recognized every year on Valentine’s Day to acknowledge those who have given the greatest gift of life. Right now, about 700 Nevadans are waiting for a vital organ ...
Organ transplant patient speaks on the importance of organ donations
Knight received his second kidney transplant on September 26, 2024, and explains the struggle and then relief of receiving an ...
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Experimental transplants with organs from gene-edited pigs see major steps forward
He was on the transplant wait list for a new kidney, but his blood type made it particularly difficult to find a donor organ. So Andrews didn’t hesitate when his doctors at Massachusetts General ...