Woman Who Underwent Pioneering Double Surgery For Second Ever Pig Kidney Transplant and Heart Pump Dies

Medicine & Technology Jul 10, 2024

The world's second-ever recipient of a gene-edited pig kidney transplant has died. Read to learn more.

Nine-Year-Old Boy Goes Through Five Organ Transplants Due to Extremely Rare Genetic Condition

Jul 03, 2024

The family of the nine-year-old boy had been waiting his entire life for him to receive the five organ transplants from a compatible donor. Read to learn more.

2nd Pig Kidney Transplant Recipient Gets Organ Removed 47 Days Post-Operation, Undergoes Dialysis Again

Jun 02, 2024

While her pig kidney transplant biopsy did not show any signs of rejection, there was notable injury due to lack of blood flow. Read to learn more.

New Heart, New Me? Organ Transplant Surgery Linked To Odd Personality Changes, Study Suggests

May 20, 2024

If the link between organ transplant surgery and personality changes is really true, further research would be extremely necessary. Read to learn more.

Woman Receives Pig Kidney Transplant, Heart Device Implant in First-of-Its-Kind Life-Saving Operation To Help Her With Her Two Terminal Diseases

Apr 24, 2024

The woman is the second person in the world to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant. Read to learn more.

Pancreatic Islet Transplantation: Will This New Technique Against Type 1 Diabetes Finally Replace Insulin Injections?

Oct 19, 2022

The new pancreatic islet transplantation is an approach that appears to be a promising treatment for type 1 diabetes. Read to know more about this method.

FDA Committee Supports Fecal Microbiota Transplant Rebyota for Clostridioides Difficile Infection Treatment in Adults

Sep 28, 2022

FDA announced that the majority of the committee's panel is in favor of Rebyota's fecal transplant-based therapy. Read on to know how they got convinced to support such alternative.

4-Month-Old Baby Born with Truncus Arteriosus Survives Heart Impairment After Successful Partial Transplant Using Living Tissue, A World’s First

Sep 13, 2022

A 4-month-old baby has been flourishing and has reached all developmental milestones after a successful heart transplant using living tissue. Read to know more.

Nanoengineered Granular Hydrogel Bioink Achieves Previously Unattained Properties of 3D-Printed Biomaterials

Aug 26, 2022

Researchers developed a granular hydrogel bioink that uses microgels to achieve previous limitations of 3D-bioprinting. Check it out in this article.

Pig-to-Human Organ Transplantation May Soon Be Allowed as FDA Prepares for Large-Scale Clinical Trials

Jul 11, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials and physicians discussed the possibility of allowing pig-to-human organ transplantation clinical trials. Read the article to know the full details.

8-Year-Old Girl Gets 2nd Chance at Life After Crowdfunding for Expensive Liver Transplantation

Apr 20, 2022

An eight-year-old girl undergoes liver transplantation despite the high cost of the surgery. Find out how crowdfunding and CSR helped save the patient’s life.

New Technique Could Make Universal Organs That Can Be Placed to People of Any Blood Type

Feb 17, 2022

Canadian researchers proved that converting blood type safely in donor organs for transplantation is possible to address organ allocation needs and decrease mortality on patients on the waitlist.

Increased Number of People in Waiting List for Liver Transplant Linked to Increased Alcohol Consumption During COVID-19 Pandemic

Oct 27, 2021

University of Michigan researchers found that the number of people who received a liver transplant or were put on waiting lists increased by 50% during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic times.

U.S. Surgeons Successfully Transplanted A Pig Kidney To A Human Patient And It Works

Oct 20, 2021

A U.S. medical team successfully transplanted a pig organ in a human body and found out that it worked.

COVID-19 Causes a 25-Year-Old Man to Undergo Double Lung Transplantation; Patient Says His Organ Looks Like ‘Chewed Bubblegum’

Sep 26, 2021

A 25-year-old man from Georgia was recently reported to have undergone a double lung transplant after he fell ill with COVID-19 earlier this year.