Authorities said the 10-year-old boy who had recently undergone a kidney transplant and needed medicine was found to be safe after a “urgent” search. According to the local sheriff's office, …
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Kidney Transplantation
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Kidney Transplantation
Woman who received gene-edited pig kidney transplant speaks out
by ABC Newsby ABC NewsTwana Rooney became the fifth American to receive a gene-edited pig organ last month and is recovering well. Rooney's transplant is 3rd time Gene-edited pig kidneys have been transplanted into …
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Pig kidney transplants, new schizophrenia drugs: Here are five of the biggest medical advances of 2024
by ABC Newsby ABC NewsFrom pig kidney transplants to reversing genetic hearing loss, 2024 was a year filled with medical advances. This breakthrough includes the discovery of the causes of autoimmune diseases, the development …
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Kidney Transplantation
First pig kidney transplant recipient dies about two months later
by ABC Newsby ABC NewsThe world's first recipient of a pig kidney transplant, a 62-year-old man, has died, his family announced on Saturday. Richard Suleiman underwent a four-hour surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in …
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Lung Transplantation
Baby takes first breath on his own after rare double lung transplant
by ABC Newsby ABC NewsA six-month-old girl born with a life-threatening lung disease can now breathe on her own thanks to a rare double lung condition. Transplantation. Shortly after she was born on Nov. …
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Heart Transplantation
Woman becomes first patient to receive combined heart pump transplant and pig kidney transplant
by ABC Newsby ABC NewsIn an unprecedented procedure, a terminally ill patient received a gene-edited pig kidney transplant and also became the first patient in the world to be surgically implanted with a mechanical …