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Woman is back on dialysis after doctors remove transplanted pig kidney - ABC17NEWS
ABC17 NEWS· 7 days agoDoctors say a woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis after surgeons removed the gradually failing organ. Lisa ...
BMI OrganBank Announces Promising Preclinical Kidney Transplant Data for Novel Medical Device
The Herald-News· 4 days agoThis data was generated and published by the Duke University Ex Vivo Organ Laboratory (DEVOL) and highlights the promise of the BMI OrganBank technology to greatly expand the possibilities for ...
Massachusetts General Hospital fires medical assistant who allegedly assaulted patient: ‘We are...
Boston Herald· 2 days agoThe MGH medical assistant accused of assaulting a patient was fired after the alleged victim...
1 in 6 Patients Who Quit Antidepressants Get 'Discontinuation Symptoms'
KLAX-TV· 5 hours agoRoughly 1 in 6 people who stop taking an antidepressant will experience symptoms caused by...
Mini organs are the solution to organ transplants
Hardwood Paroxysm· 6 days agoAn organ transplant is the only possible treatment for chronic diseases in which the organ stops working. The problem of finding donors for all these...
Lifestyle Changes May Slow or Prevent Alzheimer's in People at High Risk
KLAX-TV· 5 hours agoNew research shows that a set of healthy lifestyle habits can help preserve brain function in folks...
Massachusetts General Hospital medical assistant accused of assaulting patient, conducting...
Boston Herald· 3 days agoA medical assistant at a Massachusetts General Hospital facility is accused of assaulting a patient,...
Alleged Gilgo Beach killer facing new murder charge, sources say
NBC New York· 4 days agoThe New York City architect arrested in connection with a string of decade-old bodies found on Long...
50 years ago, chimeras gave a glimpse of gene editing’s future
Science News· 4 days agoAdvances in gene editing technology have led to the first successful transplant of a pig kidney into...
Microbes in woman's gut brew alcohol, making her drunk without drinking
Boing Boing· 4 days agoOver two years, a 50-year-old woman in Toronto showed up at a hospital emergency room seemingly drunk, slurring her words, and stinking of booze. "In recent years, she had stopped drinking altogether ...