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Doctors will perform a pig kidney transplant on April 12th. The patient is making a good recovery so far, but doctors must continue to monitor him in the hospital to …

Today, the organ transplantation is one of the well-known medical treatment, but the road to the first successful organ transplant …

Woman becomes first person to receive both pig kidney transplant and heart pump A woman with life-threatening heart and kidney disease has become the second person in history to receive …

Dig into the science of how heart transplants happen, how donors are matched and find out how this complex surgery saves lives.

Learn about the ethical considerations in death, specifically focusing on organ donation in children and the controversies that …

Pushing the boundaries with translational research in liver transplantation As important as treatment expertise, the NewYork-Presbyterian Liver Transplant Team is working on clinical trials exploring liver transplant tolerance, minimizing and …

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 …

Scott Pollard sank into a pale pink recliner, his shoulders wrapped in a white Boston Celtics hoodie and his feet stuffed into jet black New Balances. “I’ve seen a lot,” …

Up to 700 more lives could be saved each year by a new organ donation system which will aim to tackle donor shortages.

UVA Health researchers are developing epiNanopaint, which could help dialysis and heart disease patients avoid the need for repeated surgeries. UVA Health researchers received $2.8 million to advance the development …