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US surgeons transplant pig kidney to live patient for second time
AFP via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoSurgeons in the United States have transplanted a modified pig kidney into a living person for the...
She Didn't Qualify for a Transplant—So Now She Has Two Pig Organs
Wired News· 23 hours agoA 54-year-old New Jersey woman has become the second living person to receive a genetically...
Families seek legal action over alleged Memorial Hermann organ transplant program irregularities
Fox local via AOL· 11 hours agoHOUSTON - Families of deceased individuals who were awaiting organ transplants from Memorial Hermann...
Organ donors give hope and life to others. Kansas City, here’s how you can help | Opinion
Kansas City Star via AOL· 4 hours agoLast year, Midwest Transplant Network helped 488 kidneys, 218 livers, 107 hearts, 148 lungs, 22...
Relatives of those who died waiting for livers at now halted Houston transplant program seek answers
San Francisco Chronicle· 15 hours agoSeveral relatives of patients who died while waiting for a new liver said Wednesday they want to...
Henry Ford Health surgeon emphasizes importance of organ transplants in minority communities
ClickOnDetroit· 18 hours agoOne critical area of education that transplant specialists focus on is an improved understanding...
Retired Bradenton teacher’s vision restored after ‘life-changing’ donation transplant
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoMeetings between donor families and those who receive organ or tissue transplants are rare, but when...
Surgeons perform first combined heart pump and pig kidney transplant - KVIA
ABC 7 El Paso· 21 hours agoThe subject, 54-year-old Lisa Pisano of New Jersey, had heart failure and end-stage kidney disease...
She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump
The Bismarck Tribune· 20 hours agoDoctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a...
One in five people awaiting a transplant are Hispanic—here's what to know about organ donation
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoThe number of Hispanic organ donors in the U.S. has increased in recent years, but that growth has...