In January, he had an experimental cross-species transplant of a kidney from a genetically modified pig. He is one of only a handful of patients who have undergone the experimental procedure.

ART pregnancies in kidney transplant women show higher risks of complications like hypertension and preterm birth, but ...

Man gets kidney transplant surgery while awake Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine performed a kidney transplant on an awake patient, marking a first for the Chicago-based healthcare system.

Just as in both previous operations, the doctors put the transplanted kidney into the patient’s flank. Nature’s plumbing is so delicate and complex that the surgical feat of putting a ...

For Second Kidney Xenotransplant Patient Discharged, Immunosuppression Is Key David-Alexandre C. Gros, MD, Eledon's CEO, discusses the milestone and the role of immunosuppression regimens for ...

A kidney transplant patient has died in Ohio after receiving an organ infected with rabies. The recipient received care in Lucas County, Ohio, in December 2024, the Toledo-Lucas County Health ...

This Donate Life Month, advocates highlight the urgent need for kidney donors as thousands wait years for a transplant.

Donating a kidney is safer than ever, reassuring research finds The overall risks for a kidney donor have always been low, but advances in surgery and medical care, along with more careful donor ...

After donating her kidney in 2023, a Baton Rouge mother and her daughter will walk the stage together at Baton Rouge General School of Nursing on April 29.

The patient, Towana Looney, had previously donated a kidney to her mother, but developed complications following a pregnancy that led her to develop chronic kidney disease.

The patient was in kidney failure and her immune system would reject a human organ. Scientists hope genetically modified pig organs prove safe and will alleviate the organ shortage and save lives.

In January, he had an experimental cross-species transplant of a kidney from a genetically modified pig. He is one of only a handful of patients who have undergone the experimental procedure.