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Allina Health closed its Kidney Transplant and Living Kidney Donor Program at Abbott Northwestern Hospital on June 27.
When Joe DeMayo’s donated kidney started to fail earlier than expected, he didn’t know that the drug he was taking could’ve ...
N ASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A 14-year-old from Murfreesboro received a successful kidney transplant after desperately ...
A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...
Kidney transplant policy spurs lawsuits claiming racial discrimination. By Diana Novak Jones. October 1, 2024 10:01 AM UTC Updated October 1, 2024 An empty bed is pictured at the ...
If you have a loved one with chronic kidney disease, the doctor may suggest a kidney transplant. Learn who can get one, why they’re preferred over dialysis, and what the risks are.
According to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), more than 90,000 people are currently on the kidney transplant ...
Surgeons from Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health have performed the world's first-in-human bladder transplant.
Man gets kidney transplant surgery while awake 01:45. Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine performed a kidney transplant on an awake patient, marking a first for the Chicago-based healthcare system ...
Surgeons at the Massachusetts General Hospital's Transplant Center replaced the patient's unhealthy kidney with a bio-engineered porcine kidney on Jan.25. Porcine is the scientific term for "pig ...
Troxel received the transplant when she was just nine years old, after being diagnosed with biliary atresia, a ...
A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...