Man Gets Easiest Kidney Transplant Ever, Goes Home a Day Later
Doctors at Northwestern Medicine in Illinois have pulled off a medical first that could make organ transplants a much easier ordeal to endure. They were able to perform a kidney…
NYU Doctors Perform First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Combined With Heart Pump Implant
Another milestone in pig-to-human transplantation has been crossed, with doctors at New York University Langone today announcing the world’s first combination pig kidney and heart pump transplant. The recipient is…
Texas Hospital Halts Organ Transplant Program After Doctor Accused of Manipulating Records
A Texas hospital has shut down its organ transplant program after discovering that a doctor allegedly made “inappropriate changes” to medical records that would have made certain patients ineligible for…
62-Year-Old Man Doing Great After Leaving Hospital With Pig Kidney
The new era of animal-to-human kidney transplantation is off to a good start. On Wednesday, 62-year-old Richard Slayman, the world’s first living human recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney,…
Experimental Therapy Could Grow You Brand New Livers
LyGenesis cell solution with hepatocytes in suspension.Photo: LyGenesis An experimental liver-growing treatment is facing its biggest test in humans yet. This week, biotech company LyGenesis announced that it has just…
World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Is a Success
Doctors made medical history by successfully transplanting a whole eye. The donated eye has reportedly survived inside the patient for six months with no major issues so far and shows signs…
Scientists Show that Monkeys Can Live Up to 2 Years with Genetically Modified Pig Kidneys
Research out this week appears to show the potential longevity of transplanted organs from genetically engineered pigs. Scientists gave monkeys kidneys from these animals, finding that some were able to…
After First Setback, Second Pig Heart Transplant Provokes Cautious Optimism
58-year-old Lawrence Faucette has become a medical milestone this month, being only the second living person in the world to have received a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig.…
An Experimental Antibody Could Someday Make Organ Transplants Less of a Hassle
A lab-made antibody could one day make organ transplants less of an ordeal, recent research suggests. In experiments with nonhuman primates, the antibody appeared to be safe and effective at…
A Pig Kidney Has Now Survived Inside a Human Body for Six Weeks and Counting
Surgeons at New York University have reportedly reached another milestone in making pig-to-human organ transplants a reality. They now claim to have transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney that has…