In 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 …
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Lung transplant patient loses money in fundraising account after foundation closes
by News Sourceby News SourceLung transplant patient loses money in fundraising account as foundation closes – CBS Boston Watch CBS News Thousands of families across the country are left in turmoil without funds after …
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BBC Double lung transplant recipient thanks 'true hero' donor Follow pulmonary fibrosis patient Sam as he prepares for a double lung transplant.
BBC Double lung transplant recipient thanks 'true hero' donor Follow pulmonary fibrosis patient Sam as he prepares for a double lung transplant. news source
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Double lung transplant patient loses $11,000 in fundraising account due to sudden closure of charity
by Tammy Mutasaby Tammy MutasaWORCESTER – Thousands of families across the country are left in turmoil without funds after the National Transplant Foundation unexpectedly closed. One local family is completely blindsided and frustrated. Donna …
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Multi-Organ Transplant Provides Cancer Patient Lifesaving 2nd Chance
by News Sourceby News SourceA groundbreaking multi-organ transplant saved a man’s life and could change the way rare cancer is treated. Reporting for …
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Mass patient who received pig kidney is discharged from hospital and continues recovery at home
Richard Suleiman, the world’s first living human to receive a kidney transplant from a pig, has been released from Massachusetts General Hospital and continues to recover at home. Suleiman, 62, …
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The first patient to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig has been discharged from hospital. Richard “Rick” Suleiman I received the organ in March. The world’s first …
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Lung transplant patient and family say they’re glad they came to a place where “everyone is cared for”
January 20, 2022 Erasmus appointed medical director of Vanderbilt lung transplant program David Erasmus, MD, MBChB, assistant professor of medicine, joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center earlier this month as medical …
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Just over two weeks after doctors transplanted a gene-edited pig kidney into Richard Suleiman’s body, a statement from the hospital says the 62-year-old Suleiman is recuperating at home and is …
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Richard “Rick” Suleiman of Weymouth, Massachusetts, was battling end-stage kidney disease. In a medical first, a 62-year-old man has been discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital after undergoing a successful kidney …