She is making sure others have the same foresight and courage her teenager did, to give the ultimate life-saving gift to several …
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Videos
Dark Side Of Organ Transplant Industry In India – LiverDoc Explains
by News Sourceby News SourceWatch The Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/Rg5lbQj62Og Check out BeerBiceps SkillHouse’s Video Editing Course …
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Lung Transplantation
First pig-to-human lung transplant announced by Chinese scientists
by News Sourceby News SourceThe study’s authors also acknowledged several outside factors may have influenced the results: The pig had been genetically modified to reduce the risk of rejection, and the recipient was given …
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Bone marrow transplantion
10-Year-Old Donates Stem Cells to Help Treat Dad’s Cancer
by News Sourceby News SourceIn July, Nick Mondek, MD, drove his healthy 9-year-old son Stephen to Cedars-Sinai on an important mission: To donate stem cells that might cure Mondek’s deadly blood cancer. Stephen’s donation …
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Whistleblower claims Dallas hospitals kept kidneys from poorer patients
by News Sourceby News SourceA whistleblower in Dallas has filed a lawsuit containing disturbing allegations about the organ donation industry. Patrek Chase, kidney transplant program director at Parkland Health in Dallas, claimed that patients …
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On the eve of Organ Donation Day, Yashoda Hospitals has organized a walkathon to raise awareness about organ donation.
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Dialysis
News: eGenesis Receives FDA Clearance for Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Trial in End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients
by News Sourceby News SourceMassachusetts-headquartered biotech eGenesis announced on Monday that the US FDA has cleared its clinical trial application to evaluate gene-edited pig kidneys in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The company, …
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Kidney Transplantation
Pig kidney transplant success leads to new clinical trial at Massachusetts General Hospital
by News Sourceby News SourceA self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplantat a crucial point in the quest to prove if animal organs really might save human …
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September 23 is celebrated as Organ Donation Day in Tamil Nadu. Dr. Aishwarya Rajkumar, Clinical Lead of Transplant …
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Kidney Transplantation
Meta-Analysis Reveals Risk Factors for Recurrent MN After Kidney Transplantation
by News Sourceby News SourcePatients with membranous nephropathy (MN), a type of kidney disease associated with the presence of subepithelial immunological deposits, experience thickening of the glomerular membrane. Infections, autoimmune disorders, solid tumors, and …