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 ...

In March 2024, Richard Slayman became the first living patient in the world to get a genetically modified pig kidney. The operation at Mass General went well, but he died two months later from ...

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 ...

The transplant recipient — Towana Looney, 53, of Alabama — had donated a kidney to her mother back in 1999. A few years later, though, she developed high blood pressure associated with ...

Women with kidney transplants who use assisted reproductive technology (ART) to conceive might face higher risks of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — When a Baton Rouge mother brought her baby girl into the world, she never could have imagined that one day she would give her the gift of life again. More than 100,000 people ...

Kidney failure is expected to rise by 20% in the next five years. Even though deceased donation is noble, it cannot meet the need; only a small fraction of deaths allow for organ recovery.

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 ...

In March 2024, Richard Slayman became the first living patient in the world to get a genetically modified pig kidney. The operation at Mass General went well, but he died two months later from ...