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Thousands of Black patients moved up the national kidney transplant waitlist after new, race-neutral...
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 12 hours agoAfter a series of tests, doctors told Norris he had pneumonia. "They did [an] ultrasound on my ...
Doctors combine a pig kidney transplant and a heart device in a bid to extend woman's life
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke· 7 days agoLisa Pisano’s combination of heart and kidney failure left her too sick to qualify for a traditional...
Kidney Patients Issue National Health Alert on High Potassium
FOX 16 Little Rock· 12 hours agoThe American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the oldest and largest independent kidney patient consumer organization in the U.S., is raising public ...
Woman Becomes First Person to Receive Both Pig Kidney Transplant and Heart Pump
Scientific American· 7 days agoPeople with heart failure may be eligible to receive a heart transplant; people with kidney failure...
Wife on a mission: Polk woman refuses to 'wait-and-see' on husband's kidney transplant
The Lakeland Ledger· 2 days agoFor Ed Strickler, life has imposed a series of waits. Strickler learned in childhood that he faced...
US surgeons transplant pig kidney to live patient for second time
AFP via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSurgeons in the United States have transplanted a modified pig kidney into a living person for the...
Woman becomes 1st patient to undergo combined heart pump implant, pig kidney transplant
KOMO Seattle· 7 days agoA 54-year-old woman from New Jersey became the first patient to undergo a combined heart pump...
... 14K Black Patients Moved Up On The Kidney Transplant Waitlist After Race Was Determined An...
AfroTech via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA long-time factor for a medical test for kidney transplant evaluations has been rectified, which...
Memorial Hermann faces legal action over patient's removal from transplant list
KRIV via Yahoo News· 13 hours ago"The timing of liver transplants is critical, and even a single day's delay can be fatal. The alleged actions of Bynon have not only resulted in direct fatalities but led ...