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She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump
The Hill· 1 hour agoDoctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a...
Houston doctor accused of withholding transplants faces temporary restraining order
KRIV via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoA temporary restraining order has been filed against a Houston doctor accused of manipulating the ...
Surgeons perform first combined heart pump and pig kidney transplant
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe first transplant surgery to combine a mechanical heart pump as well as a gene-edited pig kidney...
She Didn't Qualify for a Transplant—So Now She Has a Two Pig Organs
Wired News· 1 hour agoThe kidney used in the latest NYU transplant was procured from a pig with a single genetic edit—the...
NYU Doctors Perform First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Combined With Heart Pump Implant
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoAnother milestone in pig-to-human transplantation has been crossed, with doctors at New York...
Kidney Transplant System Continues To Deal With Racial Bias, Despite Changes
Black Enterprise· 4 hours agoAs BLACK ENTERPRISE previously reported, the eGFR test was revamped after criticism that it was...
Woman becomes 1st patient to undergo combined heart pump implant and pig kidney transplant
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoIn a first-of-its-kind procedure, a terminally ill patient has become the first person in the world...
'I love my scar': Jacksonville transplant nurse becomes organ donor in honor of late mother
First Coast News· 4 hours agoA transplant nurse at Mayo Clinic is giving her job title new meaning by donating her kidney to a...
Patient Gets First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Plus Heart Pump
US News & World Report· 1 hour agoNew Jersey native Lisa Pisano was staring down the end of her days. The 54-year-old had heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, but several chronic medical conditions excluded her as a candidate ...