ABC7 San Francisco3 weeks agoMedicineNew race-neutral kidney evaluation moves thousands of Black patients up transplant waitlistOutdated medical test may have impacted Black kidney transplant candidates' need for a transplant. [ more ]
Washington Post1 month agoMedicine62-year-old receives gene-edited pig kidney in milestone transplant surgeryGenetically edited pig kidney transplanted into a living person for the first time at Massachusetts General Hospital. Surgery offers hope for addressing kidney transplant shortage and inequity. [ more ]
Boston.com1 month agoMedicineSurgeons in Boston transplant pig kidney into a patient, a medical milestoneGenetically engineered pig kidney successfully transplanted into a man. Potential for genetically engineered pig organs to address organ shortage and diversity disparities. [ more ]
PortlandTribune.com3 weeks agoMedicineLETTER: Dietitian calls for heroes to donate a kidney todayChronic kidney disease (CKD) affects millions; transplantation is vital for survival and has high success rates. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com3 weeks agoMedicineGrandmother Becomes Second Patient to Receive Kidney From Gene-Edited PigThe second successful kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig occurred at NYU Langone Health, showcasing advancements in xenotransplantation. [ more ]
Futurism1 month agoMedicinePatient Walking Around Hospital After Transplant of Gene-Hacked Pig KidneySurgeons transplant gene-hacked pig kidney into human Procedure aims to reduce reliance on human donor kidneys and dialysis machines [ more ]
www.nytimes.com1 month agoMedicineSurgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical MilestoneGenetically engineered pig kidney transplanted into a man in Boston offers hope to kidney failure patients. Kidney from genetically modified animals could address inadequate access to transplants and potentially make dialysis obsolete. [ more ]
BKReader3 months agoBrooklynState Mulls Downsizing SUNY Downstate Medical CenterBrooklyn could lose its only kidney transplant program if SUNY Downstate Medical Center is downscaled. Closing inpatient services would free up funding for new facilities and services at Downstate. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com3 months agoChicagoUS woman donates kidney to man whose wife donates to donor's brotherA woman named Joely Sanders donated her kidney to Tony Gonzalez, who needed an organ donor to be freed from a dialysis machine. Tony Gonzalez's wife, Tracey, provided a kidney donation to Sanders's brother, Frank Pompa, who also needed a new kidney. [ more ]
Chicago Tribune5 months agoChicagoUChicago project helps kidney donors qualifyMore than 70 kidney transplants were performed every day in the United States last year. Project Donor aims to help kidney and liver donor candidates who are turned away due to weight or smoking issues. [ more ]