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US surgeons transplant pig kidney to live patient for second time
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSurgeons in the United States have transplanted a modified pig kidney into a living person for the...
Lawyer for Houston transplant program doctor, families agree on withheld court evidence
FOX 26 Houston· 2 hours agoOn Thursday, attorneys representing the families of deceased individuals waiting for organ ...
She Didn't Qualify for a Transplant—So Now She Has Two Pig Organs
Wired News· 1 day agoA 54-year-old New Jersey woman has become the second living person to receive a genetically...
Organ donors give hope and life to others. Kansas City, here’s how you can help | Opinion
Kansas City Star via AOL· 10 hours agoLast year, Midwest Transplant Network helped 488 kidneys, 218 livers, 107 hearts, 148 lungs, 22...
Henry Ford Health surgeon emphasizes importance of organ transplants in minority communities
ClickOnDetroit· 24 hours agoOne critical area of education that transplant specialists focus on is an improved understanding...
Relatives of those who died waiting for livers at now halted Houston transplant program seek answers
San Francisco Chronicle· 20 hours agoSeveral relatives of patients who died while waiting for a new liver said Wednesday they want to...
Keck Medicine of USC opens new Las Vegas transplant care clinic
Newswise· 15 hours agoLOS ANGELES — More than 660 Nevadans need an organ transplant, according to Nevada Organ Network, a...
She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump
The Buffalo News· 1 day agoDoctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a...
Retired Bradenton teacher’s vision restored after ‘life-changing’ donation transplant
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoMeetings between donor families and those who receive organ or tissue transplants are rare, but when...
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...