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Modified pig-to-human heart transplant had unexpected changes in heart's conduction system
NewMediaWire via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoResearch Highlights: Electrocardiogram (ECG) measures taken after the Jan. 2022 pig-to-human heart...
One month after experimental pig heart transplant, doctors say they see no signs of rejection or...
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOne month after an experimental procedure to transplant the heart of a genetically modified pig into...
Pig organ transplants are 'not going to be easy,' researcher says after latest setback.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoLisa Pisano, the fourth person to ever receive an organ from a pig, had to have the kidney removed...
Man who received 1st pig kidney transplant has died. Why experts say animal organs could still 'turn...
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 1 month agoRichard Slayman underwent his transplant in March, receiving a genetically modified pig kidney....
UPDATE 3-US surgeons perform first pig-to-human kidney transplant
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoA 62-year-man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced ...
How a family's choice to donate a body for pig kidney research could help change transplants
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMary Miller-Duffy was dazed and grieving. Now she faced a tough question: Would she donate his body...
The allure and dangers of experimenting with brain-dead bodies
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 3 months agoImaging of the head of a brain dead patient show filling of the artery branches in the scalp, but...
The US organ transplant system is outdated – and costing lives. An overhaul is underway.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvery year, 6,000 people die waiting for a transplant. The U.S. organ transplant system is antiquated – and updating it could save thousands of lives.
Heart education held at Evangelical Community Hospital
The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 23—LEWISBURG — Less than 10 days after Valentine's Day, the cardiology staff at Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg got to follow their hearts. Thirty pig hearts were the focal ...
Recapping Health, Medicine in 2022
Newsy via AOL· 1 year agoMany of us have faced sickness in some way in 2022 — starting with COVID in January and the surge caused by winter indoor gatherings and the Omicron variant. In May, the U.S. hit a grim milestone ...