Fewer critically-ill Australians received life saving organ transplants last year, despite a small increase in donors. Experts say …
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Liver Transplantation
Doctor indicted on charges he falsified records to block patients’ liver transplants
by ABC Newsby ABC NewsA Houston doctor has been indicted on charges of falsifying medical records for five patients, making them ineligible to receive a liver transplant, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday. Dr. John …
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Kidney Transplantation
Public mistrust linked to drop in deceased donor organ donations and kidney transplants
by ABC Newsby ABC NewsWASHINGTON — Organ donations from the recently deceased dropped last year for the first time in over a decade, resulting in fewer kidney transplants, according to an analysis issued Wednesday …
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Kidney Transplantation
‘Huge step forward’: Scientists discover immune reaction behind pig kidney rejection in transplant patients
by ABC Newsby ABC NewsTransplanting gene-edited pig kidneys into humans has been hailed as a pioneering procedure and a way to help ease the shortage of organs available for those on transplant waiting lists. …
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Bone marrow transplantion
ABC News’ Trevor Ault helps save stranger’s life as a stem cell donor
by ABC Newsby ABC NewsAfter watching his colleague, “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts, raise awareness about stem cell donation after undergoing a lifesaving bone marrow transplant, ABC News correspondent Trevor Ault decided to sign up …
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Dialysis
New Hampshire man resumes dialysis after record 271 days living with a pig kidney
by ABC Newsby ABC NewsWASHINGTON — A New Hampshire man is resuming dialysis after living with a gene-edited pig kidney for a record 271 days, doctors said Monday. His experience is helping researchers in …
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Kidney Transplantation
It was determined that there is no 10-year-old boy who recently had a kidney transplant: Sheriff
by ABC Newsby ABC NewsAuthorities 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
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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News
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 …