The most needed organs in 2024 included kidneys, liver, heart, lungs, and pancreas ... for transplantation however other factors affect wait time including geographic location and blood type.

Adverse drug reactions are more common in the liver than in the kidneys for patients with rheumatoid arthritis using ...

Earlier this year, a team at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia connected a clinically dead person to a genetically modified pig’s liver located ... studies into kidney and heart ...

Located between the big toe and the second toe, pressing this point helps improve liver energy flow and digestion. Kidney 1 (KD1) – Found on the sole of the foot, pressing this point enhances ...

Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants. Researchers at Xijing Hospital in China say a pig kidney transplant recipient continues to recover ...

"It's like a second opportunity at life, to do things better than before," transplant recipient Sergio Arias Cestoni told Newsday.

In conclusion, while chronic liver and kidney diseases can be serious, they are often preventable. By eating a balanced diet, ...

"I used to think sometimes, 'Just let me go home and I am going to die,'" said Arias Cestoni. Facing heart, kidney and liver failure in late 2024, the Hollis resident’s only hope was a rare and highly ...

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 ...

A Chinese patient is the third person in world known to be living with a gene-edited pig kidney. And the same research team also reported an experiment implanting a pig liver into a brain-dead person.