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.

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Among hospitalized patients with chronic liver disease, acute kidney injury and hepatorenal syndrome represent a growing clinical — and potential economic — burden, according to ...

Lifestyle disorders are on the rise, but dietary changes can help manage them, especially kidney disease. Certain fruits like ...

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 ...

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.

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.